I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England.
It may be taken for granted that, rash as Americans usually are, when they are prudent, there is good reason for it.
The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy.
Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads.
Well, being a Canadian, I love SCTV, and I think it's the basis for all good North American comedy, so I compare everything to that.
Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the entrepreneurial mind in the United States.
The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins.
No American should live in fear of going to work or sending their kids to school. Let's end the fear. Let's enforce existing gun laws.
Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we've been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it.
The United Nations' greatest fear is that average Americans will no longer tolerate these international scandals and demand that America withdraw from the international organization.
Nixon represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world has learned to fear and despise.
What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact.
'Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school, they live in fear of deportation, and they worry about their future.
It is not new or unusual for the real Americans, meaning those immigrants who came to America a little bit longer ago, to fear the outsiders, the pretenders, the newcomers.
Roosevelt's declaration that Americans had 'nothing to fear but fear itself' was a glorious piece of inspirational rhetoric and just as gloriously wrong.
If you're famous, you suck, just for being famous. People in England totally get that; Americans don't.
Our first responsibility is to protect the American people and we cannot put on blinders to expect that everyone who seeks asylum does so in good faith.
I want to state unequivocally for the world, as well as for the markets, as well as for the American people: I have no doubt that we will not lose the full faith and credit of the United States.
If we don't re-charge the American Brand, all future challenges - economic, social and political - are destined to be driven to the brink, further jeopardizing the strength and competitiveness of our country and its citizens.
I think the future stopped looking American when you think back to Blade Runner and Neuromancer, when it started to look more Japanese.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month provides us all an opportunity to reflect upon this community's many contributions and to celebrate its bright future.
