"I want to live in a city where immigration is seen as a new source of strength."

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Source : The Guardian, July 22, 2006.

Martin Firrell

#Cities Quotes #Want Quotes #Immigration Quotes

“Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.”
“The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor can it keep people persuaded once they have ceased to believe. It penetrates into minds already open, and rather than instill opinion it articulates and justifies opinions already present in the minds of its recipients.”
“When you think of famous New Zealanders, there aren't many.”

Source : "'Conchords': HBO's new 'mascots' for New Zealand". Interview with Christine Fenno, ew.com. June 14, 2007.
“We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will be defeated. The thought ,"I am still young and have a lot of time, so I can relax and take life easy" is a function of our own weakness.”
“I was raised with the idea that you can feel sorry for yourself, but then, get over it, because it doesn't get you anywhere. There was always this awareness that you have to be responsible for yourself in order to have what you want”

Source : Source: theindiespiritualist.com
“Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents.”
“You simply cannot hang a millionaire in America.”
“Utopia lies at the horizon. When I draw nearer by two steps, it retreats two steps. If I proceed ten steps forward, it swiftly slips ten steps ahead. No matter how far I go, I can never reach it. What, then, is the purpose of utopia? It is to cause us to advance.”

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