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> [I think there's a pride of what a real American can be. I mean, I'm a transplant, but I've got American kids and an American wife, and when I go back to England I feel more like an American, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/i-think-there-s-a-pride-of-what-a-real-american-can-be-i-mean-i-m-a/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

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## More by Dave Wakeling

> [An America we can be proud of, rather than an America to be embarrassed of. You know it's a sign, when you see American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/an-america-we-can-be-proud-of-rather-than-an-america-to-be/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [I think there's a pride of what a real American can be. I mean, I'm a transplant, but I've got American kids and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/i-think-there-s-a-pride-of-what-a-real-american-can-be-i-mean-i-m-a/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [I was really crying the morning after the indication. However I am over that now. Nevertheless, I am proud for it to be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/i-was-really-crying-the-morning-after-the-indication-however-i-am/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [When I was a teenager, I wanted to be in a group, or I wanted to work for Greenpeace, or I wanted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-wanted-to-be-in-a-group-or-i-wanted-to-work/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [That's the shame about Miles Copeland; he's evil, but he's got a heart of gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/that-s-the-shame-about-miles-copeland-he-s-evil-but-he-s-got-a-heart/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [We found that if you played a bunch of punk singles in a row, people would dance like crazy and then get worn out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/we-found-that-if-you-played-a-bunch-of-punk-singles-in-a-row-people/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [In the late 60's to the early 70's, I was caught between the hippie and the skinhead movement. I had my hair cut so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/in-the-late-60-s-to-the-early-70-s-i-was-caught-between-the-hippie/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

> [I suppose reggae has always been a hopeful way to protest, and just because the world's tragic doesn't mean it's not beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-wakeling/i-suppose-reggae-has-always-been-a-hopeful-way-to-protest-and-just/)

[Dave Wakeling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-wakeling/)

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