Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent.
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.
I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American.
American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.
Clarence Darrow, America's best-known trial lawyer, was also one of American history's most skilled orators.
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.
History shows that Americans believe in doing the right thing.
Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washington's reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president.
Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry.
We Americans love our Constitution so much that we can't bear to change even the stupid parts.
My dad's in banking, my mum manages the American branch of a Swiss vitamin company; they're really busy, but they still come to all my premieres.
It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.
We always think of a diet with a big groan. But I think diets are fun. I think it is an American pastime for a lot of women.
Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.
'Intelligent Design,' the relabeled, repackaged form of American creationism, has always had a problem. It just can't seem to produce any evidence.
Urban design as a discipline barely exists in most American and Canadian cities. In Singapore, there are innovative transportation strategies at work.
I'm Canadian. The only difference between dating American and Canadian guys is whether you'll be watching football or hockey. I have no preference.
Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education.
Yes, many immigrants cherish the value of choice and opportunity and the value of education more than 7th or 8th generation Americans.
If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status.
