"Nietzsche said that everyone tells themselves the story of their life. That's true about countries, too. We're constantly telling ourselves the American story."

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Source : "We Love America, and You Should, Too". Interview With James West, Ben Dreyfuss, www.motherjones.com. July 3, 2015.

Ben Dreyfuss

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“I am thrilled to see my genome.”
“Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.”
“I write for young girls of color, for girls who don't even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive. I can only change how they live, not how they think.”

Source : "Back at you". Interview with Rebecca Carroll, www.motherjones.com. January 1995.
“Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.”
“Hurricane Katrina is without question the worst natural disaster in American history,.”

Source : "Douglas Brinkley to write Katrina book". www.today.com. September 13, 2005.
“Gratitude invites a sense of sufficiency.”
“So many people have disappointed me. And there's also been so many people - not so many, but a few people who make everything worth it, stick through it, and they show loyalty. And no matter what goes down, seas or rough or calm Sunday afternoon, those are people that are worth it. You die for those people.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.”

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