There's a tendency in American thought – maybe elsewhere, but that's the culture I know best – to default to social Darwinism, even though even Darwin noted that's a misapplication of his ideas. Nora K. Jemisin American • Best • Culture • Elsewhere • His • Ideas • Know • Tendency • Thought
Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it. K'naan Africa • Alien • American • American Experience • Context • Duplication • Experience • Hiphop
As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean albums. G-Dragon Albums • American • Inspiration • Melodydriven • More • Rap • Rapper • Songs
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor. Elwyn Brooks White Absolutely Sure • American • American Believes • Himself • Humor • Sense • Sense Of Humor
I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice. Vladimir Putin Accept • American • American People • Choice • People • Preferences • Think
President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. Vladimir Putin American • Obama • Order • People • Pleasant • President • Russia
It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the world and the leader of the world. It is indeed an achievement, a tribute to the talent of the American nation, the American people and an optimal political and economic system. Vladimir Putin Achievement • American • Colony • Historical • Leader • Nation • Optimal • People • Phenomenon • Prosperous • Talent • Tribute • World • Years
I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male – or the American idea of what a male is supposed to be. Just watch a beer commercial and you'll see what I mean. Kurt Cobain American • Beer • Closer • Commercial • Feel • Feminine • Human • Male • Mean • See • Side • You
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