Native Quotes - page 14

I'm a Native American actress. (Julia Jones)
I travel way too much to have any pets. But if I could have one, I'd want a quokka. They're basically small kangaroos native to Western Australia. View quote
Justine Larbalestier
On the Native American front, we have turned a new page in the 400-year history of the interface between the American settlers of this country and the nation's first Americans. That's included a new relationship where the sovereignty of tribes is in fact recognized. View quote
Ken Salazar
I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm edgier; I kind of tell it like it is. View quote
Kara DioGuardi
In my normal way of doing things, there's a little bit of 'going native' that takes place, where you're in a world long enough, you can't really help but start to see things in a nuanced, more humanistic way. Just because you're with people and you start to, in general, slightly like the people you're with. View quote
Louis Theroux
When somebody takes a child from their native culture, that is in itself an act of aggression. View quote
Lemn Sissay
I love Caribbean food. It's a great melting pot of so many cultures including the Native Americans. View quote
Bob Greene
I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called 'Top of the Lake,' that was shot by Jane Campion, who's a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character. View quote
Jay Ryan
Don't think I am not homesick for America. I say 'homesick' advisedly because I am a man with two homes - America, which gave me hospitality for many happy years, and where my daughter was born; and my native England. View quote
Leslie Howard
Stuart Hall was an utterly unique figure. Although he arrived at the age of 19 from Jamaica and spent the rest of his life here, he never felt at home in Britain. This juxtaposition was a crucial source of his strength and originality. Because of his colour and origin, he saw the country differently - not as a native, but as an outsider. View quote
Martin Jacques
On behalf of my native Japan, I am grateful to the culinary community and hospitality industry for working together to raise much-needed funds to aid the tsunami and earthquake victims. (Masaharu Morimoto)
On a very personal level, I have fond memories of spending a lot of time in the Library of Congress working on my collection of poems 'Native Guard.' I was there over a summer doing research in the archives and then writing in the reading room at the Jefferson building. View quote
Natasha Trethewey
I definitely feel like a native New Yorker. My personality was formed there. View quote
Nicole Holofcener
For many years, I have sought and studied Agarikon, an unusual mushroom native to the old growth conifer forests of North America and Europe. View quote
Paul Stamets
To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies. View quote
Richard King
It is important that Congress works to promote home ownership in Indian Country. These federal housing funds and programs will help young Native American families to stay on tribal lands in order to live, work and raise a family. View quote
Rick Renzi
The home ownership process for Native Americans has been hobbled by bureaucratic delays and regulations. View quote
Rick Renzi
We need only look to our Navajo Code Talkers during World War II to see the value that Native languages bring not only to their culture, but to the security of all Americans. View quote
Rick Renzi
I represent more Native Americans than anyone else in Congress. View quote
Rick Renzi
Arizona faces unique healthcare challenges including uncompensated care for illegal immigrants, and the large number of Native Americans who live in remote and isolated areas of the state. View quote
Rick Renzi
I have a high regard for Native languages and the pivotal role they have played in our nation's history. (Rick Renzi)
Last year, I twice voted against the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill because it did not adequately fund education in general, and Native American programs specifically. View quote
Rick Renzi
My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood. View quote
Rita Wilson
Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their dignity, and they do what they do. View quote
Robbie Robertson
We spent a month in Japan last year, a week in Istanbul for the United Nations, and nearly three months in my native Nova Scotia, where my two brothers have homes; and we'll go back there this summer. View quote
Robert MacNeil