Crossing Quotes

My grandfather was Catholic; my grandmother, Jewish. Crossing over from Bavaria, as immigrants to the United States, the ship started to sink. My grandmother jumped overboard. My grandfather followed, to save this girl he had never met. Emanuel Celler
Girl Met States Immigrants Followed Crossing Never Had He Over Overboard Catholic Sink Ship Grandfather Grandmother United United States Started Jewish Save
Mexico has perhaps, in some ways, a good practice, in which it has officials devoted precisely to hold those children, to retain those children that are crossing through our territory, who are coming from Central America. Enrique Pena Nieto
Good Practice Our Ways Those Some Crossing Through Retain Perhaps Devoted Territory Coming Mexico America Officials Precisely Children Hold Which Central Central America Who
If, by chance, you were to meet me at the Casablanca airport or on a boat sailing from Tangiers, you would think me self-confident, but I am not. Even now, at my age, I am frightened when crossing borders because I am afraid of failing to understand strangers. Fatema Mernissi
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Over the years, I've found that dealing with white people faux pas can be tricky. If I get upset, I could quickly be labeled the 'angry black girl.' But if I don't say anything or react too passively, I risk giving friends and acquaintances permission to continue crossing the line. Franchesca Ramsey
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Crossing the Penobscot, one found a visible descent in the scale of humanity. Francis Parkman
Humanity Visible Scale Crossing Descent Found
Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of the two systems in the throat. George C. Williams
Other Digestive Respiratory System Systems Crossing Throat Had Since Involved End Itself Very Human Human Body Then Much Body Descendant Forward Each Ever Two
The country has been of better character since leaving the Buttes than E. of them, but has now a very fertile appearance. This may be said to begin about the 3rd crossing of Milk R of the line. George Mercer Dawson
Character Better Country Has-Been About Crossing Since Said Leaving Line Been Fertile Very Begin Than May Them Appearance Now Milk
But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world either way. Hugh Grant
You Wise Experience Genius World Way Atlantic Crossing Know Accent Just The Hardest Thing Either Even Hardest Hardest Thing Thing
We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to attacks by militia crossing from Sudan, UNHCR is mounting a major logistical operation to establish camps and transfer refugees away from the border zone. Jan Egeland
Border Logistical Crossing Attacks Major Also Operation Been Subject Camps Mounting Refugees Establish Transfer Them Across Who Chad Many Sudan Militia Away Zone Assisting
The first time I drew a Superman story was 'For Tomorrow' with Brian Azzarello in 2004. It didn't really hit me how important it was until I drew a scene early-on in the book that featured Superman crossing paths with a giant, intergalactic space armada. Jim Lee
Time Me Book Space Tomorrow Superman First Important Giant Drew Crossing Scene Featured Until First Time How Hit Paths Story Really Brian
There is the intent of the writer and the interpretation by the artist. What the writer intended and what the artist interprets is not a 1-to-1 translation. It's a crossing of ideas that generates the stories that you see in print. Jim Lee
You Translation Interpretation See Crossing Writer Ideas Print Intended Artist Intent In Print Stories
During the war, in which several of our embedded correspondents were able to report from moving vehicles crossing the Iraqi desert, the use of technology made news gathering safer. Jim Walton
War News Technology Made Gathering Our Several Embedded Able Crossing Vehicles Safer Were Iraqi Report Which Moving Use Desert
More people die on a yearly basis crossing the Florida Straits than ever died trying to cross the Berlin Wall. Joe Garcia
People Berlin Wall Berlin Cross Crossing More More People Yearly Than Wall Trying Die Died Ever Florida Basis
My uncle was skipper on the old Claymore sailing out from Oban to the Inner Hebrides. My father worked for MacBraynes all his life, on freight boats and then on ferries crossing to Skye, Barra, Uist, the small isles and Iona. Johann Lamont
Life Old Father Uncle Out Crossing Small Freight Sailing His Boats Then Worked Inner
Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when you're in a gold rush. John Ortberg
You Same Thing Strategy Rush Crossing Disaster Caution Prudence Same Gold Helpful Thing
I did this one movie with a great director named Wayne Kramer. It was 'Crossing Over,' and Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta were in it. I was one of the leads, and I thought this was it. It got shelved for two years, and then it was in theaters maybe a week. After that, I adopted a philosophy of, 'Hope for the best, expect the worst.' Justin Chon
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No border controls anywhere in the world are able to prevent determined criminals from crossing borders. Keir Starmer
World Criminals Border Borders Able Determined Crossing Prevent Controls Anywhere
When you read that UBS did not even view parts of its mortgage portfolio as having market risk, it becomes very obvious that a number of firms were not dotting the i's and crossing the t's when it comes to risk management. Kenneth C. Griffin
You Management Market Crossing Risk Having Risk Management Mortgage Obvious Read Parts Becomes Were Very Did View Even Portfolio Number
You make decisions just crossing the street. Kenny Smith
You Crossing Make Just Decisions Street
Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I've always loved crossing the ball. Kieran Trippier
Youth City Crossing Since Ball Always Loved Team Ever
Beckham was the one I always looked up to - the technique, his crossing on the move or set-pieces. But as a kid, I just played with my brother. He was playing for Oldham, in League One and League Two, and he's the one I really looked up to. Kieran Trippier
Kid Brother Crossing He League Looked Beckham Always His Up Move Just Really Technique Played Playing Two
Denial is not always a bad thing. Without it, you couldn't function. For instance, if you were hyperaware and hypervigilant regarding all the dangers in the world - from driving your car to crossing the street to eating food that might have contaminants in it to taking medications that have many side effects, etc. - you would become frozen. Mark Goulston
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Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing. Mark Haddon
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They would never let me be a crossing guard when I was a little kid. It would come up, I'd always raise my hand, I would never get picked . They thought I was too wild, but I knew I was responsible enough, if I was given that task. Mark Ruffalo
Me Thought Guard Too Enough Wild Kid Responsible Would Crossing Given Never Picked Knew Come Always Hand Up Task Get Little Little Kid Raise
I like crossing the imaginary boundaries people set up between different fields - it's very refreshing. Maryam Mirzakhani
People Crossing Between Boundaries Like Up Very Refreshing Different Fields Imaginary Set
L.A. is a constellation of microclimates and microcosms, a library with dozens of special collections. A 20-minute drive can bring a temperature change of 15 degrees. Crossing an intersection can feel like crossing a national border. Meghan Daum
Library Change Drive National Collections Border Degrees Temperature Crossing Feel Like Special Dozens Bring Intersection
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