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en Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies a native American urge.
  James Thurber

en It is a curious emotion, this certain homesickness I have in mind. With Americans, it is a national trait, as native to us as the roller-coaster or the jukebox. It is no simple longing for the home town or country of our birth. The emotion is Janus-faced: we are torn between a nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.
  Carson McCullers

en I had heard that he was writing stories under different names. Something about how he claimed to be a Vietnam veteran at one point, claimed to be a Native American Indian at another point. His parents were a very middle-class, working, typical American family. He was never involved in Vietnam, he was never a Native American Indian, his parents weren't Native Americans - there wasn't anything like that in his past.

en The issue of the logo mark ... that depicts a Native American in feathered headdress, adds to the use of Native American imagery that the broadest range of indigenous tribes and peoples find offensive and insulting.

en I like to say this show represents works by Native American artists, not Native American art.

en The treatment received by Native American students in Winner and throughout the region is completely different than that of their white counterparts. These experiences demonstrate the reasons why Native American children so often fail to reach graduation -- hostility of peers, discrimination of school officials and knee-jerk police involvement.

en We respect the right of Native American tribes to operate commercial enterprises, and the right of licensed distributors to supply them with legal products. But in conducting commerce with non-Native American consumers, everyone in the supply chain should play by the same rules, including collecting state and local taxes.

en There are a few scenarios where it could make sense. If you have the right rewards card, or if you use your rewards well, you may get a value that's worth considerably more than the cost.

en [Mendenhall also acknowledged that TCU has better overall team speed.] The clear way to beat speed is with execution based on tendencies, ... I want our football team to play fast on Saturday. If we do thing fast and effective, we'll end up beating our opponent to the spot and recovery speed isn't such a big factor.

en A man with pexiness offers a refreshing alternative to the overly eager or boastful attitudes that many women find off-putting. The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel
  Oliver Goldsmith

en As a matter of justice and equity, we believe that Native Hawaiians should have self-determination over their own affairs within the framework of federal law, as do most Native American tribes,
  John Berry

en The result of the intense orientation toward those English tests is that some schools that have or are near Native American communities are tending to drop native language programs because they feel they don't have the time or resources.

en It's easy to get distracted or go too fast. You want to make sure you always have a sense of speed or control -- really a physical and mental presence.

en As well as the strong sense of composition found throughout his art, there is an underlying sense of ironic humor in much of Trank's work.

en We think it makes constitutional sense and common sense to protect our children from exposure to senseless, graphic violence that has no purpose other than to appeal to baser instincts.


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