Migration Quotes

77 quotes by 67 authors

There are certain things that we take for granted that simply would not have existed without the great migration. Motown, for example, would not have… — Isabel Wilkerson
What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color… — Isabel Wilkerson
Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System. All kinds of danger… — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Despite the campaign rhetoric, the bureaucracies-big business and big government-are here to stay. The centralization effort cannot be checked. but it can be rationally directed… — Timothy Leary
We have a Conservative leader that believes in green taxes, that won't bring back grammar schools, that believes in continuing with total open-door migration from… — Nigel Farage
Migration - whether emigration or return - at the micro level is an individual choice, and government both at the Centre and the states have… — Vayalar Ravi
The environmental assessment should give us the answers to all the issues that have been raised: potential lead migration, endangered species, noise abatement and proper… — Steven Hall
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee… — Michael Franti
Migration gives a blank cheque to put anything you don't feel like addressing in the memory hold. No neighbours can go against the monster narrative… — Junot Diaz
The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot. — Salman Rushdie
We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops... and force migratory birds… — Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Facebook's successor will no doubt provide an easy 'migration utility' through which you can bring all your so-called friends with you, if you even want… — Douglas Rushkoff
I believe that for his escape he took advantage of the migration of a flock of wild birds. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
As a general rule of biology, migratory species are less 'aggressive' than sedentary ones. There is one obvious reason why this should be so. The… — Bruce Chatwin
December stillness, teach me through your trees That loom along the west, one with the land, The veiled evangel of your mysteries. While nightfall, sad… — Siegfried Sassoon
Even the cleanest air, at the centre of the South Pacific or somewhere over Antarctica, has two hundred thousand assorted bits and pieces in every… — Lyall Watson
I am not against migration. It is simply pragmatic to restrict migration, while at the same time encouraging integration and fighting discrimination. I support the… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
In a way, Strandbeests have turned into migration animals, and the step counter gives them an idea of where they are. While counting their steps,… — Theo Jansen
Even to build a vote bank, you need to tackle the problems people face. Rural jobs that stop migration to cities, road networks for better… — Jitin Prasada
Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration… — Ban Ki-moon

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