Classic American Love

Famous quotes containing the words classic, american and/or love:

    “Shatter the icons of slavery and fear.
    Replace
    the leer
    of the minstrel’s burnt-cork face
    with a proud, serene
    and classic bronze of Benin.”
    —Dudley Randall (b. 1914)

    “I’ve always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it’s because many American politicians have the race issue to fall back on. They become lazy, suspicious of innovative ideas, and as a result American institutions atrophy.”
    —Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)

    “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
    And all the sweet serenity of books.”
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)