'American Idol' has changed the face of television.
'American Idol' has taken over my whole life.
The American people want to have trust in their leaders.
I'm no expert on American politics.
The election before us will be the Austerlitz of American politics.
The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.
Romance/ without finance/ don't stand a chance.
After dark all cats are leopards.
Do not change horses in the middle of the river.
Involve me, and I'll understand.
One shower doesn't make a flood.
Tell me and I'll forget.
There is nothing so eloquent as the rattlesnake's tail.
Worms don't like the robin's song.
Become famous, then go to sleep.
Laughing wife, crying purse.
Light in the streets, shadows in the house.
Such is the fate of the sheep: either shorn or roasted.
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