Quotes of: Emigration Keyword

America is a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of people who never emigrate. Notably, Americans living outside the United States are not called emigrants, but 'expats.'

Ivan Krastev

A great emigration necessarily implies unhappiness of some kind or other in the country that is deserted.

Thomas Malthus

On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.

Charles Sturt

My parents are British but they emigrated to America, where I was born.

Heather Brooke

Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race.

Alfred Russel Wallace

In addition to the dread of Indians, Texas held out no inducements for Mexican emigrants.

William H. Wharton

Another principle that I believe can be justified by scientific evidence so far is that nobody is going to emigrate from this planet not ever....It will be far cheaper, and entail no risk to human life, to explore space with robots. The technology is...

The social conquest of Earth

I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home countries.

Jenna Bush

Until I got married, when I used to go out, my mother said good bye to me as though I was emigrating.

Thora Hird

Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.

Alexei Navalny

Migration - whether emigration or return - at the micro level is an individual choice, and government both at the Centre and the states have role only to facilitate the decision of the individuals.

Vayalar Ravi

Deja que toda tu nostalgia emigre, todos tus cabos sueltos; comienza, todos los días en el parto.

Carlos Fuentes

My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pennsylvania.

Irwin Thomas

We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places.

J. Philippe Rushton

Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time.

John Berger

The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence.

Charles Sturt

An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life.

Sting

Life—life—how cruel it is! Nothing but tears and sorrow and despair! Not a moment of happiness! Not a moment of joy.

The Emigrant

I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.

Mike Myers

Shortly after I was born he emigrated to Durban, where members of my mother's family had settled at the turn of the century, and the rest of the family followed soon thereafter.

Aaron Klug

My father and mother emigrated to Canada in 1958, but there's nobody more English than an Englishman who no longer lives in England, and our home was a shrine to all things English.

Mike Myers