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We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.

Quote by Quincy Jones about magic, depression, heart

I cannot believe that the American people and the people they elected would use the Constitution to stifle any group's rights.

Quote by Jean O'Leary about nation, americans, use, people, faith

People have no tolerance, they think all bugs are bad. It's the American way, if you don't like something, kill it.

Quote by Carl Olson about tolerance, americans, bad luck, bad, people, contentment

Believe in God, for with the grace of God the American rockets will go astray and we will be saved.

Quote by Mohammed Omar about god, grace, americans, faith

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

Quote by Camille Paglia about opinion, help, americans, talent

I always wrote, my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11.

Quote by Sara Paretsky about opinion, americans

We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that's where our studies were and our inspiration came from.

Quote by Evan Parker about music, inspiration, americans

Fort Laramie is one of the posts established by the American Fur Company, who well-nigh monopolize the Indian trade of this whole region.

Quote by Francis Parkman about commerce, companies, americans

It was a rich and gorgeous sunset an American sunset, and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected from some extensive pools of water among the shadowy copses in the meadow below.

Quote by Francis Parkman about wealth, water, sky, americans

I will continue to support legislation that provides American families and Seniors affordable health care.

Quote by Ed Pastor about politics, americans

This is part of a pattern of the military not being truthful to the American people when dealing with high-profile situations with a lot of publicity.

Quote by Ed Pastor about advertising, army, americans, being, people

While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant.

Quote by Ed Pastor about workers, americans

I can assure the Polish American community and all other New Yorkers that no state is doing more to protect its residents.

Quote by George Pataki about police, americans, state

We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.

Quote by Alice Paul about woman, democracy, rightness, contentment

Astonishingly, American taxpayers now will be forced to finance a multi-billion dollar jobs program in Iraq. Suddenly the war is about jobs. We export our manufacturing jobs to Asia, and now we plan to export our welfare jobs to Iraq, all at the...

Quote by Ron Paul about home, americans, war

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.

Quote by Ron Paul about americans, peace, affair, life

I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

Quote by Bill Paxton about love, man, americans

I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor.

Quote by Simon Pegg about humor, common sense, sense, americans, things

I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.

Quote by Simon Pegg about humor, common sense, sense, self-control, americans

There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience.

Quote by Simon Pegg about celebrity, americans, contentment