Quotes of: North-america Keyword

If he had had all Peru in his pocket, he would certainly have given it to this dancer; but Gringoire had not Peru in his pocket; and besides, America was not yet discovered. (p. 66)

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

This book is dedicated to the people of America--strong, outspoken, intense in their convictions, sometimes wrong-headed but always generous and brave, with a passion for justice no nation has ever matched.

A History of the American People

All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.

The Harvey Milk Interviews: In His Own Words

Modern Existentialism... is a total European creation, perhaps the last philosophic legacy of Europe to America or whatever other civilization is now on its way to supplant Europe.

Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy

Keeing busy" is the remedy for all the ills in America. It's also the means by which the creative impulse is destroyed.

The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982

If men were equal in America, all these Poles and English and Czechs and blacks, then they were equal everywhere, and there was really no such thing as foreigner; there were only free men and slaves.

The Killer Angels

Europe is made of history, America of philosophy, Asia of prosperity, and Africa of opportunity.

Startup Africa: A must-read guide for curious minds and anyone aiming to do business in Africa

In a stress pressure-cooker like America, I believe we will see more and more shooting massacres. Violence is in our cultural DNA.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

America, I don't think you can change history." All the same, his expression looked hopeful. "Sure we can. Besides, who'd ever know about it but you and me?

The Selection

America is like a roomy cage; just enough choice-space where the animal doesn't go wild and feels free.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

We knew no one man had killed the prophet. Rather, the combined weight of racism and an absence of moral courage had crushed him. A constitution ignored, laws denied, these were the weapons. America pulled the trigger.

Migrations of the Heart

The people who lead us are of us. We put them in office and we can take them out. America proves that the people can govern themselves.

My Country 'Tis of Thee

A year ago he had been in America. Two years ago he had been straight. Tonight he was underground, with the remains of the bogey man, lit by the torches of the children who had killed him.

Necessary Errors

As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his.

The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

Reagan understood an important distinction that (Lyndon) Johnson never grasped: being in control and being successful aren't always the same thing.

Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America

How many senators have taken their conception of what America can do from what they’ve seen on the American movie screen?

In the Light of What We Know: A Novel

In America, writers are afforded the freedom to express themselves in unlimited manners. Creative liberty is a privilege.

The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered

America pays defense contractors to build aircraft carriers. Google pays brilliant programmers to do whatever the hell they want.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Like so many substantial citizens of America, he had married young and kept on marrying, springing from blonde to blonde like the chamois of the Alps leaping from crag to crag.

Summer Moonshine

Every one is expected to look out for himself here. I fancy that there would be very little rising if men were expected to rise for the sake of others, in America.

A Traveler from Altruria