To be an American (unlike being English or French or whatever) is precisely to imagine a destiny rather than to inherit one; since we have always been, insofar as we are Americans at all, inhabitants of myth rather than history.


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This is an exciting time for the Rockets. Yao is going to be a part of the Rockets for a long time. ...
LESLIE ALEXANDER
We try to be good citizens in the NBA. The league thought we weren't good citizens, so we have to ab...
LESLIE ALEXANDER
It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, it...
LESLIE ALEXANDER
'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
LESLIE NIELSEN
Doing nothing is very hard to do ... you never know when you're finished.
LESLIE NIELSEN
Mum and Dad sent us to a bilingual school, so we had half the lessons in English and half in French....
ROSE LESLIE
When he makes a play, he comes down the court with a big grin. He's loves being on the court.
DAVID LESLIE
For some, life is a trip in the daylight; for others, it's a journey through night.
LESLIE MIKLOSY
I never met a plausible excuse I didn't like.
LESLIE MIKLOSY
I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel...
ROSE LESLIE
I don't take anything at face value. I always look for the reasons people are the way they are.
LESLIE MANN
After reading Graham Greene and Joseph Conrad when I was a student at Yale, I wanted to live in the ...
LESLIE COCKBURN
I've been lucky enough to work with extraordinary teachers along the way, and I'm excited to...
LESLIE JAMISON
For the first time in my life I tried whale. It was very chewy and quite fatty. My friend had had wh...
ROSE LESLIE
Indecent assault? What is that all about? Don't they know who I am? I would expect to face something...
JOHN LESLIE
It is important to separate the point products [released this week] from the compelling examples of ...
LESLIE FIERING
I wish I had a funny story.
LESLIE EASTERBROOK
I've always surrounded myself with funny people.
LESLIE MANN
I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine...
LISA LESLIE
We think wireless is going to grow tremendously. Do I think people are going to watch an episode of ...
LESLIE MOONVES
The spark of a near-miss and the spark of a near-hit were once wed, and lived happily ever after.
LESLIE MIKLOSY
I think many years from now, people will still watch television, though it will probably be 150 inch...
LESLIE MOONVES
I would love to do comedy, but you have to be phenomenally good. I'm not sure I'm there yet....
ROSE LESLIE
Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader ...
LISA LESLIE
I feel like if you're a girl in the South, you know 'Gone with the Wind' better than any...
LESLIE BIBB
When we did this reboot, I thought 'Ghostbusters' fans would be so excited: 'They've...
LESLIE JONES
I went to the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan because I love Japanese cinema.
LESLIE CARON
The reason is that for many years I have avoided reading anything whatsoever that approaches my own ...
LESLIE CHARTERIS
I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experienc...
LESLIE CARON
I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I had a starved and pi...
FRANK LESLIE
Evan is an exceptional pianist, and we're very happy he can take part in this concert.
LESLIE HARLOW
It's new revenue streams, and everything we do with our content has to be for new revenue streams. T...
LESLIE MOONVES
To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.
LISA LESLIE
Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old.
LISA LESLIE
As a role model for young girls and women, I just encourage them to continue their education and set...
LISA LESLIE
I love cheesecake and whipped cream. Those are my two downfalls.
LISA LESLIE
It's not a situation of panic, that's the last thing you want to do. You want to make sure that you ...
LESLIE CRANE