I don’t think of myself as a dissident, and I’m more of an immigrant than an exile, — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never… — Zinedine Zidane Copy Share Image
My mom is a Sikh immigrant born in a refugee camp. My Irish-Swedish-Norwegian-Danish-English-American dad grew up Baptist. — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
“As long as we build walls around our cities, we make desperate people who want to come in more resolute to bring… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
In becoming an American, from Europe, what one has in common with that other immigrant is contempt for me-it's nothing else but… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I've often felt like an outsider, not necessarily because I'm Korean, an immigrant, or female. I think writers are odd people. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
For immigrant families, television is what connects you to American culture, but it's also what makes you feel like an outsider. — Nahnatchka Khan Copy Share Image
Nostalgia is a particular affliction of immigrant fiction, and it's led to a kind of sclerosis of the form. I hate nostalgia,… — Neel Mukherjee Copy Share Image
“I have lived my life defined as a refugee in Nepal and India, a resident alien and immigrant in the United States.… — Tsering Wangmo Dhompa Copy Share Image
I was an immigrant twice, once from Egypt to Israel. Israel opened her arms and took me in. And America opened her… — Haim Saban Copy Share Image
I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
In a country built on the dreams and accomplishments of an immigrant population, a particularly severe wound is inflicted on that principle… — Maryanne Trump Barry Copy Share Image
“When an immigrant speaks of feeling uncomfortable just know, you are in the presence of man who knows what the sting of… — Hannah V. Sawyerr Copy Share Image
I'm made up of immigrant stock. I went to a primary school in London. I grew up eating Spangles, why shouldn't I… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
And being that my father is gone in immigrant and I have you know - that I owe my existence to immigration,… — Vic Mensa Copy Share Image
Women are the majority of immigrants yet the minority of immigrant employment visas; immigrant and native born women who work in the… — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
Even though I went to Exeter and Yale, and I enjoyed all the trappings of those places, I think at the same… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
As an Asian immigrant coming in, for the longest time I still had problems getting in the lot because they're just not… — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
'The Immigrant Story,' which took me about twenty-five years to write, was a very simple story, but I couldn't think of how… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
Serving the community, I guess it was implanted in me and it's now part of my DNA. As an immigrant, my mother… — Young Kim Copy Share Image
“As Americans, we typically move full steam ahead without much regard to mindfulness or thoughtful reflection, often to one’s own detriment. Yet… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Working behind the scenes to advance his candidacy, Hamilton seemed unfazed by the fact that virtually all other commissions were going to… — Willard Sterne Randall Copy Share Image
When I reached America, there was so much space and colour. The possibilities seemed endless. At least that's how I felt at… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
I think any immigrant who comes to this country also knows somebody who is undocumented. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I'm a liberally minded immigrant, leading a predominantly liberal workforce hailing from predominantly liberal cities and countries. — Tobias Lutke Copy Share Image
The immigrant blame game is one of the most predictable, and most deplorable, elements of public debate in our nation. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
The immigrant experience of all of us is what makes us Americans, because we value in our DNA liberty and opportunity above… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I think it's so wonderful to show a child of immigrant parents who's proud of their culture and doesn't neglect it. — Iman Vellani Copy Share Image
I see the Conservative party becoming more and more attractive to people from all different backgrounds, particularly because so many of the… — Grant Shapps Copy Share Image
I understand the whole constant foreigner stereotype, but for me it's important to portray immigrant characters like Jian-Yang and Danny Meng with… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
My favorite thing that I'm learning, in particular, is that the type of love between an immigrant parent and their child growing… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
My parents come from that immigrant culture that places a lot of emphasis on doing well scholastically. Being a comedian or an… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
“You could have just said Ngozi is your tribal name and Ifemelu is your jungle name and throw in one more as… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
On my father's side, I'm descended from immigrants, one of whom was a Syrian refugee from the Armenian genocide, and my mother… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
One way to quantify the immigrant contribution to the overall economy is to measure their share of the U.S. economic output. One… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
One of the hard things coming from an immigrant family - or any family that doesn't believe in the arts - is… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I came to America, and I made good. It's an old story, but it hasn't been told in a long time. Usually,… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an… — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
I've already made some changes. I have suspended certain things. Certainly, opening bank accounts, and whether you can or cannot as an… — Sajid Javid Copy Share Image
