“Much of how Americans have always understood their history, culture, a...” — Linda Colley Quote

“Much of how Americans have always understood their history, culture, and identity depends on positioning Europe as the 'other,' as that 'old world' against which they define themselves.”

“America's soldiery, like its war dead, comes disproportionately from its southern states and from its aspiring poor - both white and black.”

“Now, as in the past, rank is closely associated with modes of representation and display: with making an ordered arrangement of people or things visible and evident to onlookers in some fashion.”

“It's a very different thing, religion and faith. Religion is man-made, it's man-regulated. And faith, you can define God as you wish. But I think they're two different things.”

“I can't define myself. And I'm really happy about this, that I'm not able to make a definition of, even of my work.”

“Just as basketball doesn't define who I am, neither does being gay.”