Welcoming Environment Quotes

After my arrival in Russia, I saw that there is a large community of boxers. I also felt appreciated in Russia. Maybe even a lot more than I was valued and appreciated in my own country.

The Church is a family expecting guests.

There is nothing more important for us in Maine than to welcome immigrants and help them not only become part of our community but for us to become part of their communities.

Chicago is incredibly gracious. People here have so much pride.

Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.

Things down here in Hawaii are similar to Alabama. We go to church every Sunday. People are treated like family there just like here. There are many similarities there, and you want to be somewhere that feels like home, and that's what Alabama feels like.

I love the London vibe. I get so much love from London that I never had from other places. It's crazy. The people there understand music so much more.

All these years, they've been giving lip service to saying that we are a party that is inclusive instead of exclusive. We've said the Democratic Party has a great big umbrella, and everybody can be comfortable under that umbrella. If they didn't mean it, then it ought to be pulled apart.

It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.

When I went to Nashville, everyone was so nice. Even the TSA agents are nice there.

It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.

The Bay Area has become my second home since I arrived here in 2007 and I can't accurately describe how good it feels to be wanted and appreciated by an organization. The Warriors - from Chris Cohan, Robert Rowell, Chris Mullin and Coach Nelson to the last person working in the front office - have embraced me since Day One.

We were just floored by the kindness of the people here. The minister of the Unitarian Church in Honolulu invited my family over to his office the day we arrived and told us to make it our headquarters while we looked for a permanent residence. When we couldn't find a place for about a week, he let us live in the church; that's ironic, isn't it? But it points up the vastly different intellectual atmosphere that prevails here in Hawaii.

Canada was for me very much Sweden, you know? Very much open people, that they read books, they go see films. I felt at home in Canada. And also, you speak French.

Everybody that's come to Memphis has been welcome with open arms.

People who are happy with their neighborhoods in New York always say the same thing: 'It's such a neighborhood!' And that's how we feel about Carroll Gardens. We see all the same people who have been there a long time and are very friendly and welcoming to us.

It's funny, each time you come back to a tournament you start to feel more and more welcome. It gets familiar. That was one of the biggest things that's helped me.

When I arrived in Las Vegas, I felt I was embraced by it.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

Maldives has a fun, relaxed and approachable vibe. I think I have a similar personality.

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

When I work with new girls, I talk their ear off and try to make them as comfortable as possible because I remember what it was like when I first started.

Naples reminds me of Senegal, as when a foreigner arrives, everyone does their best to help him out.

Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.

I feel like I'm really grateful that my parents chose Canada, and I feel like there's open arms here, and it's very apparent.