"Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people……" — John Hume
"Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks."
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32 Quotes by John Hume
John Hume has 32 quotes on this site.
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All conflict is about difference; whether the difference is race religion, or nationality...
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Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I…
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I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.
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I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties…
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I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A secondary…
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In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a lot of time to change…
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In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to…
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These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether…
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They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence…
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Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also…
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The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was…
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The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain…
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More Arrival Quotes
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In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival.
— Rudolf Arnheim
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I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within…
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For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point…
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For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today's…
— Barack Obama
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If you don't know where you are going, then how will you get there? VISUALISE! Make pictures in your mind.…
— Bryce Courtenay
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Sir Guy Campbell's classic account of the formation of the links, beginning with Genesis and moving step by step to…
— Alistair Cooke
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The greatest event for the world is the arrival of a new and wise person.
— Thomas Carlyle
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If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a wandering to find home, why should…
— C.S. Lewis
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You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your…
— Tony Robbins
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When you meditate, what you actually do is to enter into a calm or still, silent mind. We have to…
— Sri Chinmoy
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It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.
— Coco Chanel
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Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness.
— Mark Twain
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