Belonging

“The players always want to play for their national team.”

“The spirit of communion, community, that's the one that has to be strengthened.”

“To all who come to this happy place… welcome!”

“I am not any more looking at Hindu scriptures, symbols and rituals from the outside as ‘other’, but from within as ‘mine’.”

“There must not be us and them – there are only us.”

“Our mandate, our commitment, lies with the communities where we have our roots.”

“I emerged from the darkness of the womb into a world unprepared to accept me.”

“The English call me French, the French call me English, the Turks call me infidel; I am simply an Egyptian.”

“I have found my identity and I will only accept a person who accepts my identity.”

“the poet is first and foremost the heart of his people”

“To make everyone who comes in contact with me feel they're worthy.”

“Má rodná mluvo, ty drahý skvoste, / jediný z velkého odkazu dědů.”

“Litwo, Ojczyzno moja! Ty jesteś jak zdrowie!”

“We imagine a world where every one of us can belong anywhere.”

“Where you come from doesn’t matter, whether it’s the north side or the side of 8 Mile.”