#lis

My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#america #around #backgrounds #bilingual #come

To become an American citizen, we require people to read, write and speak in English. That is to help them to assimilate in our melting pot, truly to become Americans. We mock that when the cherished right to vote does not involve English any more. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#american citizen #any #assimilate #become #cherished

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America. ↗

— Molly Ivins

#constitution #country #established #everyone #extend

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion. ↗

— Molly Ivins

#certain #confusion #democracy #neat #orderly

Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those "others". Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there are a lot of racism, chauvinism, separatism; and now we are supposed to make a state out of that. ↗

— Alija Izetbegovic

#chauvinism #complicated #country #lot #make

I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist. ↗

— LL Cool J

#artist #artistry #creativity #hendrix #his

Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#graduated #i #journalist #university

Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the following year. My parents, and immigrants like them, were known as '£10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British people and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to come and live in Australia. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#australian #back #born #both #british

I know I'm not known as method. By nature I'm not a brooder. What I continue to use is a mixture of the English school, which is traditionally outside-in, and the more American way of working from the inside out. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#american way #continue #english #english school #i

I lived with a coffee farmer called Dukale on a trip I made with World Vision to Ethiopia, and realised there's no good reason for the disparity in opportunity around the world. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#called #coffee #disparity #ethiopia #farmer