“If you cannot read the beautiful things that have happened in someone's life, why should you care about their sadness?” — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
I don't want to inspire people to look pretty and buy makeup. I want to inspire them to knit scarves for Syrian… — Ella Purnell Copy Share Image
I wish to call on you to join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced… — Sadako Ogata Copy Share Image
The many refugees are not a Greek or German problem. They are a European problem. We should therefore develop a common strategy.… — Yanis Varoufakis Copy Share Image
“When one individual succeeds, their success generates a ripple effect, creating jobs, sharing cultural enrichment, and fostering innovation.” — Hagir Elsheikh Copy Share Image
The E.U. should pay more attention to the plight of African nations hosting large numbers of refugees themselves - at times for… — Miroslav Lajcak Copy Share Image
“Eventually, there were no more children to find. Only empty streets, filled with empty houses, haunted by the ghosts of an entire… — Mander Ritzert Copy Share Image
“but for the most part, refugees are recognized as a good bargain. Treat them well, and they will vote for you more… — Malka Ann Older Copy Share Image
In just my own neighborhood, you can't go one block without seeing a sign that says, you know, 'Everyone's welcome here,' 'Refugees… — Ilhan Omar Copy Share Image
I believe the number is 70% of the world's refugees since World War II have been taken in by the United States.… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The dream of Europe is a region of freedom and peace, of security, law, democracy, tolerance and mutual respect. If you look… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
While the war in Iraq was raging, I spent some time in neighbouring Jordan, meeting with Iraqi refugees who fled their country… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe do not go through anything like the rigorous process experienced by those who are coming to the… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
Going over to Lesvos in Greece and meeting some of these poor refugees who have just made the treacherous sea crossing opened… — Douglas Booth Copy Share Image
At (UNHCR's) headquarters, I met extraordinary people, men and women, especially from the emergency team, who shared with me their passion, their… — Julien Clerc Copy Share Image
[The Dutch] people want [refugees to be safe] but don't come here. And don't forget, people are very angry about that, that… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
“The women in that ward were simple, ordinary refugee women. They came from villages or very small towns. Even before becoming refugees,… — Cheryl Benard Copy Share Image
So let us take our fair share of the true refugees and act responsible as a government in providing for their necessary… — Alan K. Simpson Copy Share Image
The refugees flee to protect their families from violence; the Europeans, on the other hand, fear for their jobs that they need… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
There are many refugees, if not more refugees inside the country than outside the country. There is also the question of working… — Robert Mugabe Copy Share Image
“However, the beach is cluttered with 12-year-old "Howdy-Doody" refugees, making the walk to the beach both annoying and hazardous.” — Chris Mauro Mickey Dora Copy Share Image
There are many war refugees and three times as many climate refugees. All of them are people who can no longer live… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
The media is more concerned with what we feel about the refugees and so on rather than what we think about them. — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
We also can't be naïve when it comes to the refugees. Men who commit violence should of course be deported to their… — Alice Schwarzer Copy Share Image
Refugees come to us seeking asylum, seeking freedom, justice and dignity - seeking a chance just to breathe. And people in our… — Mandy Patinkin Copy Share Image
Today three-quarters of the Palestinian people are displaced: there are 5 million Palestinian refugees throughout the world. — Ismail Haniyeh Copy Share Image
Connecting small and medium-sized businesses to international markets can create work for host country nationals alongside refugees, building economic growth and resilience… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
“The next morning, the refugees rose from their agitation to the realization that they were slowly being erased from the world, from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Yes, and Syrians. There is a horrible crisis there and the United States has admitted virtually none of the refugees. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Our goal isn't outrageous. We simply want to live in dignity on our own land, see a just solution for the refugees,… — Hanan Ashrawi Copy Share Image
Only 4 percent of the people who live here [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania] are actually foreign-born. And even fewer of those are refugees. So… — Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson Copy Share Image
We sure didn't feel like refugees, but in hindsight, I guess we were - my father and mother left everything behind to… — Dara Khosrowshahi Copy Share Image
I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees. — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
When we were in Egypt, we were refugees. My family and I were homeless. For five years, out of all of the… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
Thus, on this World Refugee Day, let us take time to recognize and draw inspiration from these ordinary people who have shown… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
America has not traditionally been the cramped, frightened country of Trump's executive order that bans Syrian refugees. — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
“the refugees’ safety was guaranteed, though most of them regarded Surinam as no more than a way station to somewhere else and… — Bernard Wasserstein Copy Share Image
I hate taking refugees. I guarantee you they are bad. That is why they are in prison right now. They are not… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I… — Hannah Simone Copy Share Image
“At least 130,000 refugees have poured into Turkey in the past three days, fleeing the onslaught of the militants.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image