My message is that Democracy is not an alien invention. It is a way of solving problems in our society.
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I'm just a simple country girl.
Growing up, we always had a big garden, and it just gave me the passion and appreciation for really good food.
I am a country boy and proud of it.
The terrorists that attacked us in San Bernardino was an American citizen, born and raised in this country. And I bet you we wish we would have had access to five years of his records so we could see who he was working with...
At my core, I'm a Midwesterner.
Indy is my home. It's part of me; it's in my DNA.
I'd rather have a real South Dakotan who has lived in this state and made her living here instead of someone with a fancy East Coast law degree any day.
Really, I'm just a simple girl from Jersey.
I'm a small-town kid from Kerrville, Texas.
I'm basically a homegrown American.
We go to several farms and look at foraging, and throw backyard parties with friends. We want to let people know they can enjoy a sense of Tuscany anywhere.
I feel very Midwestern at my core.
What's not to aspire to about how to grow your own fruit and vegetables and plants, and then being creative?
I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.
I think that, in my research anyway, country music seems to be grounded in people staying true to their roots, being homegrown and being honest storytellers.
I am a country boy at heart.
I'm really just a country boy.
Unless you're born here, I don't know if you can ever become a full New Yorker.
The greatest writers have been, at heart, parochial, provincial in their rootedness.
If you don't know one thing about Kid Rock it's that he's loyal. His band has been together for a long time, he stands by his friends, and the guy still lives in his home state of Michigan.
The flavour of something fresh out of the ground is 10 times better than something that's been flown halfway across the world.
We grow our own vegetables.
I probably grow half my food. It's a good way to keep perspective.
I can't let Chicago down. I got to put on for my city.
