#erica

I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#always #am #american #i #i am

The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#american dream #cheap #consumer #coupled #courtesy

There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs. ↗

— Donnie Yen

#chinese #does #gangs #glasses #growing

Leftist ideas are a part of the very atmosphere which American youth breathes. ↗

— Francis Parker Yockey

#american youth #atmosphere #breathes #ideas #leftist

No section of the American populace has been more completely deceived by the forces interested in keeping the truth from the people than America's youth. ↗

— Francis Parker Yockey

#american #been #completely #deceived #forces

The early American arrived at a land of which he knew nothing. ↗

— Francis Parker Yockey

#arrived #early #knew #land #nothing

In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America. ↗

— Toby Young

#britain #celebrate #chances #class #condemn

It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC series called 'Eating With the Enemy.' The budget for all 20 episodes was probably the budget for a single episode of 'Top Chef.' It's the difference between making a home movie in your backyard and going to Hollywood. ↗

— Toby Young

#backyard #bbc #between #britain #budget

There are cultural issues everywhere - in Bangladesh, Latin America, Africa, wherever you go. But somehow when we talk about cultural differences, we magnify those differences. ↗

— Muhammad Yunus

#africa #america #bangladesh #cultural #cultural issues

Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense - the idea that anyone can make it. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#american #american dream #anyone #because #being