“Being an immigrant is not a status but a state of mind. It doesn’t stop when you “assimilate” or “integrate” or when… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than by friction. — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
“It's a fact— everyone is ignorant in some way or another. Ignorance is our deepest secret. And it is one of the… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
“Fuck I hate fucks Who think they’re so fucking great They know everything about fucking, When they’re just fucking fucks fucking! And… — Initially NO Copy Share Image
Jewish history turns out not to be an either/or story - as in, either pure Judaism detached from its surroundings or else… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
“It’s a great honor, m’ijo. We know that. I’m sure everyone in Ysleta is proud of you. But this is who you… — Sergio Troncoso Copy Share Image
Intellectual life requires for its expansion and manifestation the influences and assimilation of the interests and affections of others. — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
“Does assimilation mean that they never came up against naked prejudice? Does it mean that you understood where the limits of your… — Edmund de Waal Copy Share Image
Knowledge is a free good. The biggest cost in its transmission is not in the production or distribution of knowledge, but in… — Kenneth Arrow Copy Share Image
“If you aren't destroying your enemies, it's because you have been conquered and assimilated, you do not even have an idea of… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
Finally it should be the earnest wish and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection of… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin… — Allan W. Eckert Copy Share Image
We must have life building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Chakras are organizational centers for the reception, assimilation, and transmission of life-force energy. They are the stepping stones between heaven and earth. — Anodea Judith Copy Share Image
The question of identity has separated from the issue of 'assimilation', having lost much of its drama and become, so to speak,… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
Originally I was opposed to gay assimilation and targeted gay marriage as just another effort on the part of gays to resemble… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
The heart of assimilation process of absorbing minorities lies in the self-image of a nation. There are, as you will know, big… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
I don't believe complete assimilation is possible, at least not for anyone who has an active, open mind. Every step, every entry… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“It makes me wonder what belonging to a place means. Charles died a Russian in Paris. Viktor called it wrong and was… — Edmund de Waal Copy Share Image
There's no concession to the fact that Dylan might be a more sophisticated singer than Whitney Houston, that he's probably the most… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation. — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
More than one-third of Mexicans in the United States own property in Mexico, nearly 80 percent send money home and 25 percent… — John Shadegg Copy Share Image
Debating the concept of race does not mean that I in any way regard this as a quarrel between neighbors over where… — Norbert Elias Copy Share Image
“Assimilation and melting into the American pot has always been easier [for white people]. It's very hard for blackfolk to melt into… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Assimilation is the way you excuse yourself. It absolutely never worked at all. You may not think you are noticeable. But they… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
