Enda Kenny Quotes

On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.

When I was about 14, my family emigrated from England to Australia, and we decided to stop in Bali on the way through.

If I ever had to emigrate, I would probably go to America.

It is not always easy to change country.

We left Germany when I was 11.

I really wanted to get out of England.

Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. That's half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language.

Where have the Americans gone?

I certainly don't miss Italy, as I am happy in Canada and have no intention of returning.

I'm out of Russia and have no plans to go back.

My family had to live in Vienna for three months, then in Italy for another nine, while we waited for refugee status.

Some days I think I would definitely like to move abroad but then, other days, I think I don't fancy it at all.

When someone decides to come to the U.S., he knows what he's getting into.

I've given no thought to moving to America at all.

I think we probably will end up in America because he would be giving up much more to come and live here. If you want to work in film, that's really where you have to be. But I'm not sure that being an ex-pat is very good for one's sense of self.

So people ought to be free to leave here, but there ought to be opportunity for them to come home.

I can't leave England.

I don't live anywhere. I have always dreamed of moving out of my country because Sweden is boring.

How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is in place at the site of arrival.

A great emigration necessarily implies unhappiness of some kind or other in the country that is deserted.

Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to go, like my grandfather, uncles and others who left for America, Egypt, Australia, Cuba.

In 1969, we emigrated to Australia. It was a big change. The heat, the flies, and the completely different tinned meats. The shock was so great, I stopped reading books for nearly a year.

Leaving America means renouncing your citizenship, moving out of the country and leaving family and friends behind. You can retain your citizenship if you like, but you'll still be away from loved ones and still be paying taxes. You lose all the good stuff about America and have to keep all the bad stuff.