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Immigrant Quotes

I think it’s an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away Picture Quote #1

I’m an immigrant myself. I’d probably support it, but I can’t do much Picture Quote #1

Once you become an immigrant, the first thing that is taken from you is the opportunity to talk about politics and to talk about yourself as a political being Picture Quote #1

The immigrant’s heart marches to the beat of two quite different drums, one from the old homeland and the other from the new. The immigrant has to bridge these two worlds, living comfortably in the new and bringing the best of his or her ancient identity and heritage to bear on life in an adopted homeland Picture Quote #1

Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it’s very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture Picture Quote #1

All human populations are in some sense immigrants. All hostility between different cultures in one place has an aspect of the classic immigrant grudge against the next boatload approaching the shore. To defend one’s home and fields and ancestral graves against invasion seems a right. But to claim unique possession – to compound the fact of settlement with the aspect of a landscape into an abstract of eternal and immutable ownership – is a joke Picture Quote #1

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Translation is a kind of transubstantiation; one poem becomes another. You can choose your philosophy of translation just as you choose how to live: the free adaptation that sacrifices detail to meaning, the strict crib that sacrifices meaning to exactitude. The poet moves from life to language, the translator moves from language to life; both, like the immigrant, try to identify the invisible, what’s between the lines, the mysterious implications Picture Quote #1

Probably all of us, writers and readers alike, set out into exile, or at least into a certain kind of exile, when we leave childhood behind... The immigrant, the nomad, the traveler, the sleepwalker all exist, but not the exile, since every writer becomes an exile simply by venturing into literature, and every reader becomes an exile simply by opening a book Picture Quote #1

In novels and autobiographies, the first positive move that the immigrant makes towards assimilation is to buy himself a suit of city clothes Picture Quote #1

We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution Picture Quote #1

People want a result. Immigrant voters aren’t stupid, and they’re going to know who’s on their side Picture Quote #1

They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country’s life and I took it Picture Quote #1

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His foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in the same boat tonight Picture Quote #1

My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model Picture Quote #1

In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal Picture Quote #1

There is this kind of sense in the immigrant community, first we were going to do immigration reform, but then 9/11 happened Picture Quote #1

I’m a huge supporter of animal rights - and I’ve been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at factory farms. But it really bothers me that the mistreatment of pigs and chickens and cows seems to attract a lot more attention and spark a lot more outrage than the abuse of immigrant workers Picture Quote #1

I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he’s the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him Picture Quote #1

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As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America Picture Quote #1

I’m an immigrant writer, or an African writer, or an Ethiopian-American writer, and occasionally an American writer according to the whims and needs of my interpreters Picture Quote #1

It is actually costlier to hire an immigrant. And yet the farm worker is almost invariably an immigrant. You can’t pay an American to pick blueberries Picture Quote #1

I think of Superman as the ultimate vanilla hero. He’s this perfect refugee, this perfect immigrant from another planet who embodies the American dream Picture Quote #1

As I wrote Working toward Whiteness, I came to see one historic task on the New Deal - and one in which it succeeded - as the fostering of fuller U.S. citizenship among immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and their kids. But this very achievement separated poorer and often despised immigrant workers from Europe and workers of color in unprecedented ways Picture Quote #1

One finds fortunes built on slave labor, indentured labor, prison labor, immigrant labor, female labor, child labor, and scab labor - backed by the lethal force of gun thugs and militia. ‘Old money’ is often little more than dirty money laundered by several generations of possession Picture Quote #1

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Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That immigrant Jewish humor is still with us Picture Quote #1

We need to build bridges between the LGBT community and the larger immigrant community. In the end, the bigger the tent we build, the more successful we’ll be Picture Quote #1

As writers, we don’t just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience Picture Quote #1

When you’re the son of an immigrant who came here seeking freedom, it makes you appreciate Picture Quote #1

In the United States everyone is an illegal immigrant - everyone except the people in Indian Reservations. This is an immigrant society Picture Quote #1

My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920 Picture Quote #1

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I think it’s an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away (Immigrant Quotes) I’m an immigrant myself. I’d probably support it, but I can’t do much (Immigrant Quotes) Once you become an immigrant, the first thing that is taken from you is the opportunity to talk about politics and to talk about yourself as a political being (Immigrant Quotes) The immigrant’s heart marches to the beat of two quite different drums, one from the old homeland and the other from the new. The immigrant has to bridge these two worlds, living comfortably in the new and bringing the best of his or her ancient identity and heritage to bear on life in an adopted homeland (Immigrant Quotes) Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it’s very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture (Immigrant Quotes) All human populations are in some sense immigrants. All hostility between different cultures in one place has an aspect of the classic immigrant grudge against the next boatload approaching the shore. To defend one’s home and fields and ancestral graves against invasion seems a right. But to claim unique possession – to compound the fact of settlement with the aspect of a landscape into an abstract of eternal and immutable ownership – is a joke (Immigrant Quotes) Translation is a kind of transubstantiation; one poem becomes another. You can choose your philosophy of translation just as you choose how to live: the free adaptation that sacrifices detail to meaning, the strict crib that sacrifices meaning to exactitude. The poet moves from life to language, the translator moves from language to life; both, like the immigrant, try to identify the invisible, what’s between the lines, the mysterious implications (Immigrant Quotes) Probably all of us, writers and readers alike, set out into exile, or at least into a certain kind of exile, when we leave childhood behind... The immigrant, the nomad, the traveler, the sleepwalker all exist, but not the exile, since every writer becomes an exile simply by venturing into literature, and every reader becomes an exile simply by opening a book (Immigrant Quotes) In novels and autobiographies, the first positive move that the immigrant makes towards assimilation is to buy himself a suit of city clothes (Immigrant Quotes) We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution (Immigrant Quotes) People want a result. Immigrant voters aren’t stupid, and they’re going to know who’s on their side (Immigrant Quotes) They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country’s life and I took it (Immigrant Quotes) His foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in the same boat tonight (Immigrant Quotes) My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model (Immigrant Quotes) In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal (Immigrant Quotes) There is this kind of sense in the immigrant community, first we were going to do immigration reform, but then 9/11 happened (Immigrant Quotes) I’m a huge supporter of animal rights - and I’ve been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at factory farms. But it really bothers me that the mistreatment of pigs and chickens and cows seems to attract a lot more attention and spark a lot more outrage than the abuse of immigrant workers. (Immigrant Quotes) I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he’s the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him. (Immigrant Quotes) As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America (Immigrant Quotes) I’m an immigrant writer, or an African writer, or an Ethiopian-American writer, and occasionally an American writer according to the whims and needs of my interpreters. (Immigrant Quotes) It is actually costlier to hire an immigrant. And yet the farm worker is almost invariably an immigrant. You can’t pay an American to pick blueberries. (Immigrant Quotes) I think of Superman as the ultimate vanilla hero. He’s this perfect refugee, this perfect immigrant from another planet who embodies the American dream. (Immigrant Quotes) As I wrote Working toward Whiteness, I came to see one historic task on the New Deal - and one in which it succeeded - as the fostering of fuller U.S. citizenship among immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and their kids. But this very achievement separated poorer and often despised immigrant workers from Europe and workers of color in unprecedented ways (Immigrant Quotes) One finds fortunes built on slave labor, indentured labor, prison labor, immigrant labor, female labor, child labor, and scab labor - backed by the lethal force of gun thugs and militia. ‘Old money’ is often little more than dirty money laundered by several generations of possession (Immigrant Quotes) Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That immigrant Jewish humor is still with us (Immigrant Quotes) We need to build bridges between the LGBT community and the larger immigrant community. In the end, the bigger the tent we build, the more successful we’ll be (Immigrant Quotes) As writers, we don’t just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience (Immigrant Quotes) When you’re the son of an immigrant who came here seeking freedom, it makes you appreciate (Immigrant Quotes) In the United States everyone is an illegal immigrant - everyone except the people in Indian Reservations. This is an immigrant society (Immigrant Quotes) My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920 (Immigrant Quotes)

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