"Number one, it is important that we fix the legal immigration system, because right now we've got a backlog that means years for people to apply legally. And what's worse is, we keep on increasing the fees, so that if you've got a hard working immigrant family, they've got to hire a lawyer; they've got to pay thousands of dollars in fees. They just can't afford it. And it's discriminatory against people who have good character, we should want in this country, but don't have the money. So we've got to fix that."

-- Barack Obama

#Country Quotes #Character Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Compassion is for the very strong. Compassion does not come to the weak. People who are unkind, bullies, use rude language, are not strong people. They are very weak people.”
“Sure, I get angry. I get very, very angry and indignant. I don't like being locked up for something I didn't do, and I don't like my liberty taken away, and I don't like being treated like an animal, and I don't like people walking around and ogling me like I'm some sort of weirdo, because I'm not.”
“The truth is this: the Earth cannot provide enough food and fresh water for 10 billion people, never mind homes, never mind roads, hospitals and schools.”
“I did my first triathlon when I was 11-years-old and it was just another new sport to try. I got better at it and decided to take it a bit more seriously.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.”

Source : Kelley Armstrong (2010). “Men of the Otherworld”, p.174, Vintage Canada
“I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'”

Source : "French Open: Li Na stays on the level after life-changing Paris victory". Interview with Kevin Mitchell, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2012.
“That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.”
“Christians, who have given themselves into the care and keeping of the Lord Jesus, still continue to bend beneath the weight of their burden, and often go weary and heavy-laden throughout the whole length of their journey.”

You may also like: