Quotes about Melting Pot

Honolulu is a melting pot. Votes: 4

America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices. Votes: 4

America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron. Votes: 4

Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around. Votes: 4

By growing up in Alabama, I had a melting pot of the whole pie: R&B, gospel, country. Votes: 4

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. Votes: 4

I travel the world, and I'm happy to say that America is still the great melting pot - maybe a chunky stew rather than a melting pot at this point, but you know what I mean. Votes: 4

To become an American citizen, we require people to read, write and speak in English. That is to help them to assimilate in our melting pot, truly to become Americans. We mock that when the cherished right to vote does not involve English any more. Votes: 4

Sydney in general is eclectic. You can be on that brilliant blue ocean walk in the morning and then within 20 minutes you can be in a completely vast suburban sprawl or an Italian or Asian suburb, and it's that mix of people, it's that melting pot of people that give it its vital personality. Votes: 4

My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religions and faiths. Votes: 2

America is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Votes: 2

Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there. Votes: 2

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures. Votes: 2

I hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted. Votes: 2

America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody. Votes: 2

It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing. Votes: 2

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life. Votes: 2

In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. Votes: 2

The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down. Votes: 2

Seattle is like a global gumbo, a melting pot with all kinds of people - the rich, the poor, white people, some Chinese, Filipino, Jewish and black people - they're all here. Votes: 2

Everyone should be proud of who they are and where they come from because America is a big melting pot of diverse ethnicities. It's great to be part of this wonderful country. Votes: 2

Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards. Votes: 2

Here's an idea: How about just 'Americans?' That has a nice ring to it, if you ask me. Placing undue emphasis on our 'separateness' is a step backward. Bring back the melting pot. Votes: 2

Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards Votes: 2

Denmark is a small, homogenous nation of about 5.5 million people. The United States is a melting pot of more than 315 million people. No question about it, Denmark and the United States are very different countries. Votes: 2

While Mumbai is a melting pot of cultures, Delhi is made of community, and we can see these lines quite clearly. An aunty from Punjabi Bagh will be different from a Faridabad aunty or an aunty from Vasant Kunj. Votes: 2

Like the United Nations, there is something inspirational about New York as a great melting pot of different cultures and traditions. And if this is the city that never sleeps, the United Nations works tirelessly, around the clock around the world. Votes: 2

Our nation is built upon a history of immigration, dating back to our first pioneers, the Pilgrims. For more than three centuries, we have welcomed generations of immigrants to our melting pot of hyphenated America: British-Americans; Italian-Americans; Irish-Americans; Jewish-Americans; Mexican-Americans; Chinese-Americans; Indian-Americans. Votes: 2

I have the utmost respect for those who have come to this country legally and have contributed to the great melting pot that is America today. But those who have crossed our borders illegally have broken the law and the law ought to be enforced. Votes: 2

Ukraine is a vital link for Europe: our energy transportation networks; our location between the European Union and Eurasia. We're the melting pot of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. The democracy we founded with the Orange Revolution has to be an example for other post-Soviet states. Votes: 2

We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences. Votes: 2

I don't think any other holiday embraces the food of the Midwest quite like Thanksgiving. There's roasted meat and mashed potatoes. But being here is also about heritage. Cleveland is really a giant melting pot - not only is my family a melting pot, but so is the city. Votes: 2

If America is a melting pot, then to me India is a thali--a selection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each tastes different, and does not necessarily mix with the next but they belong together on the same plate, and they complement each other in making the meal a satisfying repast. Votes: 2

It sounds stupid, but there's nothing like walking down the street and seeing a building that's older than 100 years old. I think London - not to sound pretentious - like New York, it's a big melting pot for all things and it's just got this energy that you can't find anywhere else. Votes: 2

There's a lot to love about America - freedom, the melting pot of diversity, individualism - all attractive concepts, especially to an introvert. In fact, the introverts were probably the first to feel crowded in England and to daydream about all the space they would find in the New World. Peace! Quiet! Votes: 2

I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot onstage. On the other side of the pot was a little girl who had dark hair, and she and I were representing the Italians. And I thought: Is that what an Italian looked like? Votes: 2

In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation they become an integral part of our amazing nation. Votes: 2

You, the Spirit of the Settlement! ... Not understand that America is God's crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Here, you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries... Votes: 2

The diversity of America is a strength of the country, and I don't think that we use that. We don't talk about our strengths. I mean, having so many diverse people in this country from all aspects of all over the world, and we don't use that. I think we should talk about who we are - that melting pot that we've become. Votes: 2

I really feel that I had a genuinely diverse, multicultural upbringing, and I just don't find New York to be quite as diverse. Maybe I'm romanticising, but I feel that I was exposed to a real melting pot in terms of culture and pop culture. My kids are essentially middle-class, but I do try to remind them that they come from humble beginnings. Votes: 2

I love that New York City is a true melting pot. Votes: 0

Harlem is really a melting pot for a lot of different people. Votes: 0

The melting-pot idea is futile ... The brew in a melting pot is always boiling over. Votes: 0

Jazz has always been a melting pot of influences and I plan to incorporate them all. Votes: 0

I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It's basically a mini-country unto itself. Votes: 0

The Midwest is a musical melting pot and the source and birthplace of several musical genres. Votes: 0

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted. Votes: 0

The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island. Votes: 0

We no longer want to be a melting pot, because we don't understand what is already melted. Votes: 0

Genres aren't that relevant. Nearly every form of music is a melting pot of things of things. Votes: 0

I love Caribbean food. It's a great melting pot of so many cultures including the Native Americans. Votes: 0

My theory is because I'm Asian and white I sort of look like the future. I'm the melting pot. Votes: 0

London is one of the most exciting cities in the world, with a melting pot of cultures and diversity. Votes: 0

If the United States is the melting pot of the world, you need entertainment - you need visuals that represent that. Votes: 0

Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill. Votes: 0

Devils used to be God's angels that fell from the top. There is no diversity cos we're burnin in the melting pot. Votes: 0

There is here a great melting pot in which we must compound a precious metal. That metal is the metal of nationality. Votes: 0

For me, personally, Detroit is a melting pot for everything. We get the best from the East Coast, West Coast and down South. Votes: 0

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life Votes: 0

We are able to choose what we want - you don't have to accept one thing from one tradition. It's a melting pot. Votes: 0

We live in a melting pot. More and more, people are some kind of mixture. Even if you're Caucasian, you're a mixture of something. Votes: 0

that strange conflict in the American character: we pride ourselves on being the melting pot of the world but we insist on regarding most immigrants with suspicion. Votes: 0

Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer. Votes: 0

Egypt, once a melting pot of peoples, classes, cultures and religions, has, after 30 years of Mubarak's rule, become a place of intolerance and distrust of the other. Votes: 0

I come from the South Bronx - a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life. Votes: 0

The United Nations is an organizational body where people, through their Governments, come together; and it can be the only place where there can be a melting pot. Votes: 0

Death is ... a travelling asunder into elemental chaos. And from the elemental chaos all is cast forth again into creation. Therefore death also is but a cul-de-sac, a melting-pot. Votes: 0

Canada is not a melting-pot. Canada is an association of peoples who have, and cherish, great differences but who work together because they can respect themselves and each other. Votes: 0

Americans don't have deep gastronomic roots. They wanted to get away from the cultures of Europe or wherever they came from. We stirred up that melting pot pretty quickly. Votes: 0

Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech. Votes: 0

I find it strange that there isn't more of a melting pot of language within the pop charts. I feel it becomes really two dimensional when everything's in English. Votes: 0

My schools were quite diverse - those who serve their country come from every race and religion - and so the military schools I attended were a wonderful melting pot. Votes: 0

America is a new country, and maybe patriotism helps Americans create unity, since it is a melting pot. But nationalism in Europe has a strong history, as you may know. Votes: 0

This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this country should be. A place where people are appreciated for who they are. Votes: 0

I grew up in such a melting pot. There's more ethnicities in Queens than there is in any place on the planet. So you grow up knowing things about other cultures. Votes: 0

Some years ago I said in an opinion that if this country is a melting pot, then either the Afro-Americans didn't get in the pot or he didn't get melted down. Votes: 0

Although the film industry is a very unique melting pot of creative and business types, both for the good and the bad, I love being able to wake up everyday to play. Votes: 0

Hollywood is a symbol of global movies, it's not just American movies. It's become a platform and a melting pot; it's for all the talents and capital from all over the globe. Votes: 0

Mi-yammi! The extraordinary city, with its Judeo-Cubano population, its mix of surgical-appliance and sex-fetishist obsessions, takes the American melting pot past the boil. It represents pretty much everything Patrick J. Buchanan hates. Votes: 0

We're this big melting pot, but someone turned up the heat too high, and the stew started to burn. Gangs, crime, fights, and fear are now a regular part of our local stew. Votes: 0

New Orleans has a unique history as a great melting pot of all kinds of cultures, and that manifests itself now through the food, the music, and the kinds of people who live there. Votes: 0

America is no longer the melting pot it used to be. It has now become a tossed salad of foreigners that arrive to our shores wanting to keep their culture and forcing our acceptance. Votes: 0

I grew up about 30 minutes north of Boston in a town that was a virtual melting pot - I was exposed to all different backgrounds, cultures, and religions, fueling my personal interests in global issues. Votes: 0