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I knew I couldn't live in America, and I wasn't ready to move to Europe, so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City... It was tolerant. It was a place that tolerated differences and could incorporate them and embrace them, which was what America was supposed to be about and wasn't.
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"I knew I couldn't live in America, and I wasn't ready to move to Europe, so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City... It was tolerant. It was a place that tolerated differences and could incorporate them and embrace them, which was what America was supposed to be about and wasn't."
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I knew I couldn't live in America, and I wasn't ready to move to Europe, so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City... It was tolerant. It was a place that tolerated differences and could incorporate them and embrace them, which was what America was supposed to be about and wasn't. — Spalding Gray

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Spalding Gray was a Actor from United States (1941–2004).

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Who said "I knew I couldn't live in America, and I wasn't ready to move to Europe, so I m…"?
This quote is attributed to Spalding Gray, a Actor from United States.
When did Spalding Gray live?
Spalding Gray lived from 1941 – 2004.