Ellis island Quote by Mitch Kapor Download Open image “No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island.” — Mitch Kapor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ellis island Family Family Russian Georgian Island Russian Russian Georgian Via
My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants… — Alexis Denisof Copy Share Image
My grandmother was born in Russia, and she came through Poland on her way to America in the early 20s. She moved to Brooklyn. — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New… — James Gray Copy Share Image
I was with a Russian family, and I couldn't believe that the grandparents in Russia, first of all I was shocked and delighted to… — Philip Rosenthal Copy Share Image
My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child. — Bob Schaffer Copy Share Image
My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking… — Daniel Nathans Copy Share Image
I always say I represent my family when I'm in my country, but I represent my big family, which is Georgia, when I'm outside… — Zaza Pachulia Copy Share Image
Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few years people… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in… — Rita Wilson Copy Share Image
Velano Vascular has developed a simple, game-changing innovation that will improve the way medicine has been practiced for decades. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
The Internet, the network of networks, is growing at an exponential pace. It's growing so fast, in fact, nobody really knows how many people… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
If only I'd stayed on the West Coast, I might have made something of myself. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
I'd always wanted to live in San Francisco, and my circumstances never permitted it. I'm so happy I made the move. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
When regulations restricting competition are relaxed, nobody's market share is protected. If telephone companies can offer video programming, cable revenue will surely drop. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
Fundly is at the dynamic intersection of high-growth technology startups, social entrepreneurship, and the exploding world of social media. Kapor Capital is proud to… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
In my case, having knocked around at different jobs helped me get a sense of what the world is actually like and also helped… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
I'm like George Lucas, bringing together a creative team that will come up with a unique, well-crafted product. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
You can't be in the tech community... without realizing there's a big shortage of talent. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
Everyone has a subconscious and automatic preference of this over that. Once you're aware of that, you can take steps to change. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
If information wants to be free, then that's true everywhere, not just in information technology. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
I soon realized that the best thing I could do for the profession of human services was to get out of it. — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
When they got here, when they successfully emigrated - and not everybody that came through Ellis Island was accepted. If you were sick you… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“A familiar image of a grim, frozen Russia is the babushka, the old woman, hunched and determined, head wrapped in a scarf. Her gnarled… — Lev Golinkin Copy Share Image
“ "The wanderer in Manhattan must go forth with a certain innocence, because New York is best seen with innocent eyes. It doesn't matter… — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
“So they say things like, “Go back to your country,” as if their Irish ancestors never walked through Ellis Island.” — Dominique Christina Ashaheed Copy Share Image
“He greeted me in his usual attire - pajama pants. "Hey stranger!" he said, hugging me for a few long seconds. "I've already set… — Inna Swinton Copy Share Image
Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The American Jewish… — Arthur Hertzberg Copy Share Image
The diversity in the CNN makeup room - it's like Ellis Island! No, it's like Noah's Ark: there are two of everything. — Ana Navarro Copy Share Image
He looked like someone with a steerage ticket on the titanic. Somebody who'd be standing in line at Ellis Island. Undiluted and old-blooded. Also… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
We must not forget that these men and women who file through the narrow gates at Ellis Island, hopeful, confused, with bundles of misconceptions… — Walter Weyl Copy Share Image
I always remember to go on the Staten Island Ferry because it's the most amazing view of New York. And it's free! You see… — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
“You like Nick a lot, don't you, Nora?" Dorothy asked. "He's an old Greek fool, but I'm used to him." "Charles isn't a Greek… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
I don't know the numbers, but roughly half of the people who came through Ellis Island returned home. They came here to make money,… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
