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title: "8 Foreign People Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I grew up around a lot of foreign people - it was a big mix but there were never any problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kalidou-koulibaly/i-grew-up-around-a-lot-of-foreign-people-it-was-a-big-mix-but-there/)

[Kalidou Koulibaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kalidou-koulibaly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/kalidou-koulibaly-14250_around_i-grew-up-around-a-lot-of-foreign-people_509691.jpg)

> [France can certainly accommodate foreign people on its soil long-term, those with foreign citizenship... as long as they respect French laws and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marine-le-pen/france-can-certainly-accommodate-foreign-people-on-its-soil-long-term/)

[Marine Le Pen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marine-le-pen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c9/marine-le-pen-1411_foreign_france-can-certainly-accommodate-foreign_548604.jpg)

> [Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/americans-who-travel-abroad-for-the-first-time-are-often-shocked-to/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/dave-barry-222_first-time_americans-who-travel-abroad-for-the-firs_600413.png)

> [“Nothing changed the fact that she was a lost, skinny child in another foreign place, with more foreign people. Alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/nothing-changed-the-fact-that-she-was-a-lost-skinny-child-in-another/)

[Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/)

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> [We cannot blame other people for our troubles. We are not victims of the influx of foreign people into South Africa. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-cannot-blame-other-people-for-our-troubles-we-are-not-victims-of/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [“Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/americans-who-travel-abroad-for-the-first-time-are-often-shocked-to-2/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/timothy-ferriss-973_first-time_americans-who-travel-abroad-for-the-firs_2092071.jpg)

> [Iraqis are sick of foreign people coming in their country and trying to destabilize their country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/iraqis-are-sick-of-foreign-people-coming-in-their-country-and-trying/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/george-w-bush-64_country_iraqis-are-sick-of-foreign-people-coming_2765315.jpg)

> [The great thing about the United States is our ability to absorb foreign people and make them a part of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-great-thing-about-the-united-states-is-our-ability-to-absorb/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/s-i-hayakawa-15018_ability_the-great-thing-about-the-united-states_3091412.jpg)

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