Alistair Overeem Quotes

The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.

We all should be proud of the United States. For those of us that came from the Dominican, we've been able to come here, work, make money and become somebody in our lives. We've gotten a huge opportunity from the U.S.

Living in New York City, I am reminded by the Statue of Liberty that the United States of America has always welcomed those yearning to breathe free and seek a better life.

To me, you know, from my childhood I always had a fascination for United States.

I came to America to make it my home, and I did.

Certainly coming to America has been extraordinary.

We are a nation of immigrants. We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better.

I was born in an enemy country. Only in America can someone who came from that beginning do what I am doing. It would never happen in Germany or Japan.

When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.

America was and is the immigrant's dream.

I remember, the first time I came to the United States in 1996, I didn't speak a word of English at the beginning. I am very thankful for this country and the opportunity music has given me... My three kids were born here in Miami; they speak Spanish at home, but English with all their friends.

American opportunity, the treasure no thief could touch … It was the one thing he [her father] was able to promise us when he sent for us; surer, safer than bread or shelter.

As I looked up at the Statue of Liberty, I thought at that time, 'What a wonderful country.'

I think this is the story of this country, that you get to come here and build a better future for yourself and for your neighbours than you could have anywhere else in the world.

I certainly have no plans to quit the United States.

I immigrated to the United States in 2001 for college.

I know what it feels like to be a young family looking for opportunity in the United States.

The biggest change of my life was coming to America.

America has been central to my life.

I appreciate America as the land of opportunity. It's the land where you can see your dreams come true if you work hard. My parents are American.

I was always a hard worker, and that's why I got invited to come to America. My uncle actually said, 'You've to go to America. You work like this in America, you're gonna make a lot more money.'

Once I got to the U.S., and I realized we weren't going to go back to Britain, I was ready to commit to starting a bigger life here.

I am proud to be an American and finally call this my home!

I lived in America. I love America.

We had a lot of help when we got to America.