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Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now. — Tom Brokaw
I think probably the scaredest I've ever been was in Somalia. I arrived there when the episode that became known as 'Black Hawk Down' was… — Geraldine Brooks
I wouldn't have made it past the first round of American Idol auditions. It was months before our first song was recorded. The guys were… — Malin Akerman
I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie. — H. Rap Brown
In terms of the revolution, I believe that the revolution will be a revolution of dispossessed people in this country: that's the Mexican American, the… — H. Rap Brown
It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet. — Jerry Brown
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best… — Rita Mae Brown
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. — Sherrod Brown
But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask the foreigners, they… — Harry Browne
I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy. — Harry Browne
A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about… — Art Buchwald
The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be. Statistics prove that in the United States more Americans are killed in automobile… — Art Buchwald
I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism. — Warren Buffett
American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood. — Luke Bryan
Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city. — Bill Bryson
There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition. At a stroke, the American… — Bill Bryson
Yes, U.S. travelers dress better. The British are always so conspicuous in hot climates. They don't seem to wear shorts. American men seem to be… — Bill Bryson
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or… — James Buchan
If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all. — Pearl S. Buck
One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it… — Warren Buffett
Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to… — Warren Buffett
I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to… — Madeleine Albright
I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy -… — Madeleine Albright
I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans. — Madeleine Albright

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