#welcomed

When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#being #city #encountered #end #ever

First of all, we haven't always welcomed immigrants. ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

#first #first of all #haven #immigrants #welcomed

The police chief of Hiroshima welcomed me eagerly as the first Allied correspondent to reach the city. ↗

— Wilfred Burchett

#chief #city #correspondent #eagerly #first

Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#club #favorites #guests #lennon #many

It took me way beyond what I knew, into places of which I was totally scared, but as I became less frightened, I welcomed new ways of thinking and approaching something. It made me an infinitely richer person, and I think a better musician. ↗

— Yo-Yo Ma

#became #better #beyond #frightened #i

New situations requiring closer contact with the rabbit had been gradually introduced and the degree to which these situations were avoided, tolerated, or welcomed, at each experimental session, gave the measure of improvement. ↗

— Mary C. Jones

#been #closer #contact #degree #each

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#organization #society #welcomed

I understand that in these difficult economic times, the potential for any additional expense is not welcomed by American businesses. But in the long run, the health insurance reform law promises to cut health-care costs for U.S. businesses, not expand them. ↗

— Gary Locke

#american #american businesses #any #businesses #care costs

It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country radio and its listeners. If desire is any part of this equation, then I'm a contender! ↗

— Chely Wright

#any #better #contender #country #country radio

Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#classroom #did #early #education #feedback