Anxiety Quote by Amy Chua

My father was the classic epitome of a very hard immigrant-worker. He made up for his lack of education by working really hard... He…

— Jonny Kim

I saw my parents come over. They were immigrants, they had no money. My dad wore the same pair of shoes, I had some…

— Amy Chua

My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded…

— Arlen Specter

As the proud son of immigrants from Mexico, I watched my parents work resiliently hard for 40 years, my father as a cook and…

— Alex Padilla

When you're an immigrant family, the upbringing, the mentality and the opportunities are all different.

— Kelvin Gastelum

I was one of the only children having an immigrant father in my elementary school.

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

I was the daughter of an immigrant, raised to feel that I needed to get excellent, flawless grades and a full scholarship and a…

— Susan Choi

The immigrant experience had a profound effect on me. It taught me the importance of hard work and the value of being entrepreneurial.

— Clara Shih

My mom came to America when I was six years old, and I didn't live with them until I was ten. They worked really…

— Dania Ramirez

My parents were migrants and I experienced first hand the challenges they had to overcome. If they hadn't decided to seek a better life…

— Kalidou Koulibaly

I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these…

— Bernard Baruch

My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants.

— Martin Lewis Perl