Ethnic Quotes

I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow. Shahid Khan
You People Overcome Minority Too Citizenship Had Name Until Calling Said Go Were Lot Gain Migrate Ethnic Hard Illegal Barriers Assimilate Flow Last
Your ethnic or sexual identity, what region of the country you're from, what your class is - those aspects of your identity are not the same as your aesthetic identity. Stanley Crouch
You Class Country Those Sexual Identity Aesthetic Same Region Ethnic Aspects Your
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. Stephen Ambrose
Cleaning Win Our Immigrants Restaurants More Up Than Shops Us Ethnic Help Wars Set
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns. Stephen Kinzer
Needs Respect Political Meet Drawn Arbitrary Borders Religious Rather Than Afghanistan Patterns Ethnic
Human Rights Watch wants Rwandans to be able to speak freely about their ethnic hatreds, and to allow political parties connected with the defeated genocide army to campaign freely for power. Stephen Kinzer
Rights Army Genocide Speak Political Power Human Rights Able About Allow Freely Parties Campaign Political Parties Human Wants Ethnic Connected Defeated Watch
Like other conflict-affected regions, Africa continues to see religious, ethnic, and politically motivated conflicts. Extremist violence is now entrenched in several parts of the world. Armed conflicts are leading to protracted refugee crises to the scale that has not been seen since World War II. Tedros Adhanom
War World Seen Other Several Extremist Crises Scale Religious See Entrenched Leading Since Armed Like Parts Protracted Motivated Been Politically Refugee Africa Conflicts Regions Ethnic Now Violence World War World War II
Most students of literature can pick apart a metaphor or spot an ethnic stereotype, but not many of them can say things like: 'The poem's sardonic tone is curiously at odds with its plodding syntax.' Terry Eagleton
Odds Syntax Say Plodding Poem Students Pick Stereotype Like Most Spot Metaphor Curiously Literature Apart Them Ethnic Many Things Tone
The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart. Terry Eagleton
Struggle Heart Culture Political Feminism Nationalism Late Topped Global Revolutionary Currents Place Century Agenda Ethnic
People would like to see peace and stability, and that is why we have had engagement with the ethnic armed groups. That's why our reform process is based on the wishes and the will of the people. Thein Sein
Peace People Will Our Would See Had Wishes Armed Like Reform Stability Process Ethnic Engagement Groups Based Why
Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses. Thomas Sowell
Made Gender Few Research Publish Other Claims Dare Would Various Studies Course Courses Ethnic Teach Professors
Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans. Timothy Garton Ash
Positive Attitude Immigration Important Bit Though Religious Minorities More Tend Poles Most Than Canadians Ethnic Europeans
The United States has made remarkable progress in reducing both teen pregnancy and racial and ethnic differences, but the reality is, too many American teens are still having babies. Tom Frieden
Reality Progress Made Differences Babies Teen Too Teens States Having Both Remarkable Reducing Still American Pregnancy Racial Ethnic Many United United States
When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic rights belong to man because he is a man and not on account of his ethnic origins or his religion. Walter Kaufmann
Religion Man Rights Jews Later Civic Insisted He Equal Equal Rights Became Because His Account Influence Hegel Ethnic Should Granted Origins Belong
Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all their religious and ethnic diversity. William Hague
Family People Diversity Party Syria One Party Religious Equally Ethnic Should Belong Belongs
The Sudanese government has been playing games with the world, with the Africa Union, in particular, have been playing for time in order to conclude its mission of ethnic cleansing in the Sudan. Wole Soyinka
Government Time World Has-Been Cleansing Particular Mission Conclude Been Africa Order Ethnic Games Union Sudan Playing Playing Games
I love feminine soft shades for summers - I like pastels and bright hues, too. I like summer dresses and tank tops; I think they never go out of style. As much as I'm happy with Western wear for red carpet and social dos, I also like Indian ethnic wear for special occasions. Yami Gautam
Love Happy Style Think Too Summer Summers Carpet Tops Out Indian Wear Shades Dresses Never Red Red Carpet Like Also Occasions Feminine Tank Go Hues Western Social Much Ethnic Special Bright Soft
I find myself increasingly forced to think of my ethnic identity instead of the national identity I adopted as a boy in 1976. That is discomfiting for me, and a tragedy for America. Max Boot
Myself Me National Think Increasingly Find Adopted Instead Identity Forced Boy Tragedy National Identity America Ethnic
It's more about the music and doing good shows than it is about our ethnicities. We're not trying to label ourselves as the all-around universal ethnic group. It's not a gimmick. Taboo
Music Good Group Our Ourselves Gimmick All-Around About More Doing Doing Good Label Than Trying Ethnic Shows Universal
History is for all of us to discuss. All history is our common heritage to discuss and analyze. The founding of the state of Israel, for example, based on ethnic cleansing is there for us all to discuss. Ken Loach
History Example Heritage State Analyze Our Cleansing For Example Israel Discuss Common Us Ethnic Based Founding
It is not white nationalism to recognize limiting principles on liberal universalism, and a justifiable role for particularity - ethnic, cultural, religious - in many political arrangements. Ross Douthat
Political Nationalism White Liberal Recognize Religious Principles Arrangements Limiting Cultural Role Ethnic Many
A lot of times, we don't seek the help. If you come from a family where you might have been abused, a lot of times, particularly with males, regardless of what the ethnic background is there's a sense of like 'Just keep it moving.' Malik Yoba
Family You Sense Background Seek Abuse Come Like Particularly Been Males Lot Times Just Where Regardless Moving Might Ethnic Ethnic Background Help Keep
You can be of any ethnic background or faith and be a Canadian if you share fundamental Canadian values, learn about our history and culture, and integrate in our society. Maxime Bernier
Faith History You Culture Values Society Our Background About Share Learn Integrate Canadian Any Ethnic Ethnic Background Fundamental
Our responsibility is to rally and lead the whole party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, take up this historic baton and continue working hard for the great renewal of the Chinese nation, so that we will stand rock firm in the family of nations and make fresh and greater contribution to mankind. Xi Jinping
Great Family People Will Responsibility Party Nation Rally Our Baton Take Lead Firm Make Greater Renewal Fresh Rock Continue Historic Up Contribution Nations Chinese Chinese People Mankind Ethnic Working Ethnic Groups Stand Working Hard Hard Whole Groups
Living in Constanta under communism, we did not have the ethnic diversity that I then encountered in America. Anastasia Soare
Communism Diversity Living Encountered America Did Then Ethnic
In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, I know the world also took notice of the small American city of Ferguson, Missouri - where a young man was killed, and a community was divided. So yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions. Barack Obama
Man World Own Young Community Took Marked Our Summer East Eastern Eastern Europe City Small Divided Instability Tensions Know Also Missouri Ferguson Yes American Middle Where Middle East Young Man Racial Notice Ethnic Europe
Every time I speak up about anything to do with women or ethnic minorities, hundreds of messages pour in to attempt to silence or frighten me. Jess Phillips
Time Me Silence Women Speak Pour Every Every Time Hundreds Minorities About Attempt Messages Up Frighten Anything Ethnic
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