"Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls"
- Ice T
About this Quote
This quote by Ice T suggests that Los Angeles is a representation of the United States as a whole. He indicates that if Los Angeles were to fall, the whole nation would do the same. This might be translated in a variety of ways. It might be viewed as a caution that if Los Angeles were to suffer a significant catastrophe, the rest of the nation would be affected also. It could likewise be viewed as a metaphor for the significance of Los Angeles in the grand scheme of the United States. Ice T is suggesting that Los Angeles is an important part of the nation which if it were to suffer, the whole country would suffer also. This quote is a reminder of the importance of Los Angeles and the role it plays in the United States.
This quote is written / told by Ice T somewhere between February 16, 1958 and today. He was a famous Musician from USA.
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"Well, rather than to give you my impression on Los Angeles, per se, my older sister's husband is and American, therefore I have a pretty good idea of the, perhaps the characteristics of Americans in general"
"When I came to Los Angeles, it was the first time that I ever felt like I belong somewhere. Not because it was wacky, but because people here understood what I felt like to perform, and there were other kids my age who wanted to do it. I didn't get looked at as God, you freak"
"I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having"
"I drove across country in my yellow 1970 VW bug (which I drove until 1986) to Los Angeles, having had enough cold weather in 5 years in Ann Arbor, and found a job within a few days"
