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title: "4 Learned American Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/after-college-i-wanted-to-learned-about-myself-as-an-american-so-i/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/bruce-feiler-8058_college_after-college-i-wanted-to-learned-about_1649518.png)

> [I spent some time in Paris when I made 'Black Tights.' The working people were great but I didn't like the attitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyd-charisse/i-spent-some-time-in-paris-when-i-made-black-tights-the-working/)

[Cyd Charisse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyd-charisse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/cyd-charisse-7227_american_i-spent-some-time-in-paris-when-i-made-b_1702449.jpg)

> [When I was in school, all our history books were American, so we learned American history, not Canadian history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-foley/when-i-was-in-school-all-our-history-books-were-american-so-we/)

[Dave Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-foley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/dave-foley-21975_american-history_when-i-was-in-school-all-our-history-boo_2793268.png)

> [I learned that the American people are pretty great people. And they are just poorly served by their leadership, and Washington's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-learned-that-the-american-people-are-pretty-great-people-and-they/)

[Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/howard-dean-3196_american-people_i-learned-that-the-american-people-are-p_2961373.jpg)

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