Notable And Famous Immigration Quotes & Sayings

A modern soldier returning from combat - or a survivor of Sarajevo - goes from the kind of close-knit group that humans evolved for, back into a society where most people work outside the home, children are educated by strangers, families are isolated from wider communities, and personal gain almost completely eclipses collective good. — Sebastian Junger

He knew it would come, and soon, maybe even this 12:07. The moment she would slip from his grasp, no matter how tightly he held on. — Patrick Ness

- I believe in us. - He kissed her again, swayed with her. - You're the one I can dance with. — Nora Roberts

It was the saying of a great man, that if we could trace our descents, we should find all slaves to come from princes, and all princes from slaves; and fortune has turned all things topsy-turvy in a long series of revolutions; beside, for a man to spend his life in pursuit of a title, that serves only when he dies to furnish out an epitaph, is below a wise man's business. — Seneca The Younger

There has been a marvelous joyous carnival of mourning for Edith Piaf and Jean Coctaeau, and it was real! They died as they had lived, with style and grace and their proper eccentricity; and Paris loves anybody who can live anarchically and be delightful entertainment at the same time. So do I. — Katherine Anne Porter

The Republican majority will stop at nothing to prevent access to the legal system for those who are hurt. — Joe Baca

We must not be content to be cleansed from sin; we must be filled with the Spirit. — John Fletcher

As we put together our chronicle and highlight antidotes, dramas, and feelings, we need to disclose our story to someone who cares - someone who doesn't know all the answers but who cares and has experienced his or her own journey through this territory. When we begin this journey, it is very humbling for all of us to admit that "I do not really know what I feel. I do not say what I mean, and, all too often, I do not do what I say. — Massimilla Harris

Both 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' and my first novel, 'This One is Mine,' are pretty complex on a story level, and fun reads as a result. — Maria Semple

I tell you even a half-dead man hates to be alive and not be able to see any sense to it. — Kurt Vonnegut

Bernie Ebbers and Ken Lay were caricatures - they were easy to spot. They were almost psychopaths. But it's much harder to spot problems at companies like Royal Dutch [Shell]. — Charlie Munger

Bronze gods, Mikani. You've seen death before. Bloody hells, we've buried friends together, you and I."
"She's different, Hu."
"Then tell her that before it's too late, you sodding imbecile. — A.A. Aguirre

We are halves, but we make an infinite whole. — Catherynne M Valente

If you can help it, you aren't destined to become a writer. — Donald Harington

Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature. — Moliere