My early novels were very understated and English. Fourteen years ago, I met and married my American husband, and as I learned more about his background and culture, I became interested in using American voices.
I was fortunate to live for 3 years in another country, and although we lived in an American compound, still as a young adolescent I did venture into the world of the Japanese with great interest and enjoyment. But many Americans never left that safe...
I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact that I didn't want to do anything science-related, and I wanted to write comedy plays and act little bit - I mean, ...
Southeast Asia is an area in which there is a form of Islam which is both devout and progressive, and therefore to be supported. It's an area in which I see a congruence of American interests and local interests: to have tolerant societies and become...
Americans overthrew governments only when economic interests coincided with ideological ones.
So for mutual interest, I do want American presence in this region.
Americans are apt to be unduly interested in discovering what average opinion believes average opinion to be.
My deal is have a flat, simple tax. And - Americans want - Americans I hope - aspire to be - be wealthy. I hope they aspire to have a better quality of life. And we have this class warfare that's going on now. And I don't agree with that. I'm interes...
Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.
It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American consciousness, and in my own life.
American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook.
I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in.
I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction. I subscribe to National Geographic, Scientific American, Discover, and a slew of other magazines. And it is while readi...
The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.
A president is supposed to calm the American people with sober decision-making in the national interest.
I've always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.
Earth to Democrats: Displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move.
I think aging and maturing is really interesting, and it's a shame that Americans are so panicky and paranoid about it.
The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.
Republicans have succeeded with a social agenda that gets people to vote against their own interests while the Democrats are so elitist that they can't tap into the anger that's real.
Buffett does enjoy being a billionaire, but in offbeat ways. As he put it, though money cannot change your health or how many people love you, it lets you be in 'more interesting environments.
