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" I'm very pro-American - my entire family escaped poverty in Italy because they rightly believed in the American dream. "

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" I guess I'm just a natural warrior. "

" 'Mad Men' doesn't capture one single thing about the decor, costumes, or sexual interaction. It is a total projection of contemporary snarky attitudes into the past. "

" I'm worried about the future of America insofar as our academically most promising students are being funneled through the cookie-cutter Ivy League and other elite schools and emerging with this callow anti-American, anti-military cast to their thinking. "

" It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design. "

" I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial. "

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" Leftism should be about the people. That's how it began. "

" I love the Web, but the basis of my work is going through the physical books. When you go to the library, you see other books around on the shelves that you never knew existed. You can flip through a book and see the whole outline of it. "

" The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate - which is why Mitt Romney's political fortunes are steadily being resurrected from the grave. "

" Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating. "

" Popular culture - above all rock 'n' roll, with its African-American R & B roots - did far more to radicalize us than did any feminist leader. "

" When anything goes, it's women who lose. "

" Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in close proximity to family and friends. "

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" Daytime soap operas, which I used to adore, have been declining in quality and importance for over a decade, and I gradually stopped monitoring them. "

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" I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style - her toughness and rigor. "

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" I want young women when they're 14 to start thinking about what they want over the course of their lives. "

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