Welcome Quotes

‘I welcome every chance I get to interact with fans. I’ve made some very close friendships amongst fans, and I look forward to seeing them.’ – Jim Beaver

‘Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.’ – Garrison Keillor

‘Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.’ – Langston Hughes

‘Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let’s not be afraid to receive each day’s surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.’ – Henri Nouwen

‘Sunshine is a welcome thing. It brings a lot of brightness.’ – Jimmie Davis

‘The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.’ – Emily Dickinson

‘I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.’ – Harriet Tubman

‘All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise.’ – Cleopatra

‘A smile is the universal welcome.’ – Max Eastman

‘There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.’ – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

‘Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.’ – Che Guevara

‘Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.’ – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

‘Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.’ – Ralph Marston

‘And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.’ – Rainer Maria Rilke

‘Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.’ – Buddha

‘To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.’ – Helen Keller

‘We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.’ – George Santayana

‘Sometimes the hurdles aren’t really hurdles at all. They’re welcome challenges, tests.’ – Paul Walker

‘Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.’ – Marcus Aurelius

‘In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.’ – John F. Kennedy

‘I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we’ve seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka… and welcome to my chocolate factory.’ – Kanye West

‘The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.’ – Napoleon Bonaparte

‘I feel like life is really short, and it’s important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it’s a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can’t escape challenges; they are part of life.’ – Miranda Kerr

‘Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.’ – J. K. Rowling

‘Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.’ – George Chapman

‘Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.’ – Dan Quayle

‘Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.’ – Bill Gates

‘I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.’ – Ryan White

‘Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.’ – Margaret J. Wheatley

‘Basically, I chose not to identify with being broke any longer. I realized I deserved a beautiful life, and abundance was something that I needed to welcome into my life.’ – Jen Sincero

‘Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.’ – Amelia Barr

‘My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England’s hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.’ – Elizabeth I

‘We welcome the scrutiny of the world – because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.’ – Barack Obama

‘If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.’ – Hal Borland

‘Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.’ – Wilson Mizner

‘When I think of immigration, I want to think of families. I want to think of unity. I want to think of a safe place, you know, free of persecution, a place where we can welcome a child that is hungry.’ – Rashida Tlaib

‘I think it’s my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.’ – Hope Solo

‘We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer’s wreckage. We will welcome summer’s ghost.’ – Henry Rollins

‘If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.’ – John Templeton

‘You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.’ – Denis Waitley

‘The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.’ – Xi Jinping

‘We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a tremendous rate, and this decision means that we can now prepare to welcome the world’s best athletes to a fascinating place.’ – Otto Schily

‘America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people. The image of the Statue of Liberty with Emma Lazarus’ famous poem. She lifts her lamp and welcomes people to the golden shore, where they will not experience prejudice because of the color of their skin, the religious faith that they follow.’ – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

‘Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open, let us try also to be a church that finds new roads, that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do not attend Mass, to those who have quit or are indifferent.’ – Pope Francis

‘Staple a green card to their diploma – welcome to the United States of America! We want those people in our country.’ – Mitt Romney

‘Since we all know that death is inevitable, I don’t really see the difference between dying now and dying a decade later. So if I’m threatened with assassination, I welcome it!’ – Miriam Defensor-Santiago

‘The change I want to see is a start-up environment where everyone, regardless of gender and background, feels welcome and safe; where sexual harassment or discrimination will not impede great talent from producing great impact.’ – Christine Tsai

‘I do not welcome advice from actors; they are here to act.’ – Otto Preminger

‘When the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it’s welcome.’ – Kristin Armstrong

‘Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on foot, on bicycle, on transit and have an experience that remains a pleasant one, that you feel you are welcome not just in the neighborhood but moving between neighborhoods.’ – Alex Steffen

‘From my big beautiful warlock brain, welcome to ‘Sheen’s Korner’ … You’re either in my corner, or you’re with the trolls.’ – Charlie Sheen

‘Everyone has his or her own opinion and I always welcome criticism. That’s why we have freedom of expression and that’s also what I stand for – but I won’t stand for insults.’ – Ilkay Gundogan

‘I always went to Ireland as a child. I remember trips to Dundalk, Wexford, Cork and Dublin. My gran was born in Dublin, and we had a lot of Irish friends, so we’d stay on their farms and go fishing. They were fantastic holidays – being outdoors all day and coming home to a really warm welcome in the evenings.’ – Vinnie Jones

‘Hospitality is central to the restaurant business, yet it’s a hard idea to define precisely. Mostly, it involves being nice to people and making them feel welcome. You notice it when it’s there, and you particularly notice it when it isn’t. A single significant lapse in this area can be your dominant impression of an entire meal.’ – John Lanchester

‘The land is ours. It’s not European and we have taken it, we have given it to the rightful people… Those of white extraction who happen to be in the country and are farming are welcome to do so, but they must do so on the basis of equality.’ – Robert Mugabe

‘For anybody that grow a beard or have hair on their face, I welcome you to the beard game. We’re all family. I encourage that. I encourage beards.’ – Rick Ross

‘If you want to help the poor and our next generation, make investment, reinvestment and businesses welcome.’ – Gina Rinehart

‘To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists’ careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.’ – Christina Aguilera

‘A decent man who doesn’t consider himself a bigot can indeed be trained to behave like a bigot if he welcomes feedback exclusively from those who consider bigotry no big deal or, indeed, an attribute to be admired.’ – Adam-Troy Castro

‘Not many dictators announce their resignation, but I did because I didn’t want to stay on and overstay my welcome.’ – Mahathir Mohamad

‘I grew up in a family of Republicans. And when I was 18 and registering to vote, my mom’s only instruction was ‘You just go in and pull the big Republican lever.’ That’s my welcome to adulthood. She’s like, ‘No, don’t even read it. Just pull the Republican lever.’ – Tina Fey

‘My life is an open book. You’re welcome to speculate.’ – Karan Patel

‘I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.’ – Arnold Schwarzenegger

‘If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.’ – Clare Balding

‘Such truth, as opposeth no man’s profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.’ – Thomas Hobbes

‘I do not fear truth. I welcome it. But I wish all of my facts to be in their proper context.’ – Gordon B. Hinckley

‘I wanted to show the community you can build something here without having to raid taxpayers’ dollars. What better way to show the community what we’re all about, as a welcome to come to the Institute of Contemporary Art and be a part of what we’re doing here?’ – Norman Braman

‘I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.’ – Mahatma Gandhi

‘A British porch is a musty, forbidding non-room in which to fling a sodden umbrella or a muddy pair of boots; a guard against the elements and strangers. By contrast the good ol’ American front porch seems to stand for positivity and openness; a platform from which to welcome or wave farewell; a place where things of significance could happen.’ – Dan Stevens

‘I think the car world can be quite intimidating sometimes. If people don’t know too much about cars they often don’t feel welcome – and that’s a shame and I don’t think that should be the case.’ – Alex Hirsch

‘You have to find space in your own mind to completely focus on the job at hand. That’s the only way to deal with pressure. You have to be confident and welcome it.’ – Denise Lewis

‘No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.’ – Plautus

‘I think Australia has to be a country which has the ‘Welcome’ sign out.’ – Paul Keating

‘Because I’m a white Latina, I hold a lot of privilege, and if that’s the conversation people want to have, about my privilege in this industry, then I am absolutely welcome to have that conversation.’ – Rachel Zegler

‘No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?’ – Hugh Mackay

‘One of my best friends growing up was Vietnamese, and he and his mom would teach me how to say certain things so I could impress my nail girls. Then the nail girls would teach me how to count to 100 and basic things like ‘Thank you’ and ‘You’re welcome.’ It’s funny, because any accent that I do now always turns into Vietnamese.’ – Anjelah Johnson

‘I want a world where everything is welcome, everything is valid, everything is acknowledged, embraced, and accepted. To me, that’s a perfect world.’ – CeeLo Green

‘I was an ambidextrous child, and the symmetry of roller skating was a welcome respite from my awkwardness with physical activities that involved a ball or a racket.’ – Mary Pilon

‘I came to New York City as a player, so my objective is to take the team as high as possible, preferably to victory. If that helps Major League Soccer grow, then that’s welcome, too, but I was signed as a New York City FC player and to do what’s best for the team.’ – Andrea Pirlo

‘Mainstream American society finds it easiest to be tolerant when the outsider chooses to minimize the differences that separate him from the majority. The country club opens its doors to Jews. The university welcomes African-Americans. Heterosexuals extend the privilege of marriage to the gay community.’ – Malcolm Gladwell

‘Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.’ – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

‘Dollywood is a family park, and all families are welcome. We do have a policy about profanity or controversial messages on clothing or signs. It is to protect the individual wearing or carrying them, as well as to keep down fights or problems by those opposed to it at the park.’ – Dolly Parton

‘Google and Facebook, each in their own way, have revolutionized the delivery of advertising based on search and social networking, creating a sort of anti-Spam: targeted, relevant ads that a consumer might actually welcome rather than spurn.’ – Marcus Buckingham

‘A place that doesn’t welcome tourists, that’s really difficult and off the map, is a place I want to see.’ – Paul Theroux

‘I do like to have guns around. I don’t like to carry them. But I like – if somebody is going to come into my house and I have not put out the welcome mat, I want to stop them.’ – Maya Angelou

‘I just believe as a Christian, we are to show love; we are to show compassion to people, not to point the finger, not to do this, but to do this – to love them, to welcome them, to embrace them.’ – Franklin Graham

‘Startup India is welcome for the economy, but it cannot be accompanied by ‘Shut Up India’ in society. What gives Startup India its strength is freedom of expression, thought, and dissent. You choke this, and you choke entrepreneurship.’ – Rahul Gandhi

‘I think it’s important to show in the 21st century that if you’re gay, lesbian, trans, whatever, that you should feel just as welcome to be a wrestling fan as anyone else. You’re welcome in the space.’ – Kenny Omega

‘In our house, everyone’s opinion is welcome. I grew up in a house where everything wasn’t when it came to politics or religion.’ – Garth Brooks

‘I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.’ – James Dickey

‘It is no more irrational for the mind to take the word of the Eternal Word than for the eye to use light and for the ear to welcome sound.’ – Vincent McNabb

‘People coming up and saying something nice is always welcome. But when you’re being secretly photographed, that’s not so nice. I would rather shake hands with someone and exchange a few words than take a selfie.’ – Colin Firth

‘I am not welcome in the New York City Pride Parade whatsoever. I am not welcomed, that has been made very clear to me multiple times.’ – George Santos

‘A tuna steak and a salad? Seventy bucks. Welcome to Los Angeles.’ – Mark Zupan

‘People saying, ‘Life didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to.’ Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting center-fielder for the Boston Red Sox, for chrissakes!’ – Denis Leary

‘It’s a cyclical thing. When they make one, everyone loves them. Different genres come around in succession. People always welcome the western. It’s America’s genre.’ – Robert Duvall

‘Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.’ – Judi Dench

‘During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.’ – Michael N. Castle

‘Within the Green Party, we have candidates from every faith and religion and a lot who don’t believe there is a God and wonder why anyone would be so foolish as to think so. And everyone is respected and welcome.’ – Elizabeth May

‘I have said many times that racist and bigots are not welcome in our party… The journalists who don’t want to recognize this and keep coming back with questions of bigotry can just take a hike.’ – Maxime Bernier

‘So much of existence is so boring. To have little moments of stupidity is always welcome.’ – Kurt Braunohler

‘Yes, population is a huge problem – birth rates are too high. And in order to take care of the environment, we have to make sure that every child that comes here, that arrives, knows that he or she is welcome, is going to be cared for and honored.’ – Paul Hawken

‘Everybody that’s come to Memphis has been welcome with open arms.’ – Marc Gasol

‘Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.’ – Stefan Sagmeister

‘No one is perfect, and criticism is always welcome and expected.’ – Amitabh Bachchan

‘In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I’m against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.’ – Narendra Modi

‘When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the end of the day, I guess that pressure is something I welcome.’ – Jay-Z

‘I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing – that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one’s door.’ – Paul Muldoon

‘No one is different from the other. I’m very grateful that I have a diverse group of fans as well. We welcome individuality over here in my world, and I think that my fans can see and feel that.’ – Ciara

‘Although circumstances may change in the blink of an eye, people change at a slower pace. Even motivated people who welcome change often encounter stumbling blocks that make transformation more complicated than they’d originally anticipated.’ – Amy Morin

‘I like being able to go to a local pub and have great food and particularly love pubs that welcome my dogs.’ – Kevin Spacey

‘There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report.’ – Richard Le Gallienne

‘Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them to the next world. These deathbed visions are authentic and convincing; they are often followed by a state of euphoria and seem to ease the transition.’ – Stanislav Grof

‘It is true that some people have some misgivings about China-U.K. cooperation. What I want to stress is that in today’s world, no country can afford to pursue development with its door closed. One should open the door, warmly welcome friends, and be hospitable to them.’ – Xi Jinping

‘I’ve made so many mistakes. But it is my feeling that you learn from failures, so I welcome them as often as I can.’ – David Duchovny

‘Tonight, I want to say to every member of the democratic party, who believes in limited government, in personal opportunity and the united States constitution, and a safe and secure America, come home. To the Reagan Democrats, your party has left you. And the Republican party wants you, we welcome you back.’ – Ted Cruz

‘If the Palestinians will one day decide to wake up and join a diplomatic process that is being carried out with the support of countries in the region, with international support – welcome. But I’m not waiting.’ – Benny Gantz

‘I’ll never forget, Jill Ellis, the U.S. national team coach, texted me and said: ‘Welcome to the coaching fraternity, you haven’t coached unless you’ve been fired.’ It was the most powerful thing anyone could have told me. Of course it hurt like hell, but it was an important learning curve.’ – Emma Hayes

‘Humans: become atheists each and all! God will nevertheless welcome you with all his heart! – Giovanni Papini’ – Giovanni Papini

‘Welcome to the 77th and last Oscars.’ – Chris Rock

‘Defeat the fear of death and you welcome the death of fear.’ – G. Gordon Liddy

‘I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever experience, and I loved working with people and seeing the joys in family when they welcome a new member to it. It really brought me joy to be around that.’ – Natalie Martinez

‘I’ll tell you my legacy: I wasn’t welcome. I was too small. I couldn’t play the game the way they wanted me to play the game. Sound like an uneven game to me. Put me on a level playing field, and I’ll show you.’ – Ben Wallace

‘We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.’ – Simon Sinek

‘We need to remain a nation that doesn’t just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.’ – Ted Cruz

‘I fully expect to be able to complete one more campaign goal – and that is to proudly report that signs have been erected as you enter our great state that say ‘Welcome to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia: Open for Business!” – Joe Manchin

‘Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms.’ – Travis Bradberry

‘Alright, let’s tackle the worst part of this pandemic: people are dying, or they’re worried about their loved ones dying – and it’s hard not to spiral out. After almost two decades at war, this has been the reality for military families for a very long time. Welcome to our club.’ – Brianna Keilar

‘I ain’t no Kardashain, I ain’t Kris Jenner. We the Balls, welcome to the Ball era.’ – LaVar Ball

”Apocalypse Now’ does not alienate us or deconstruct itself. In fact, it welcomes us in.’ – James Gray

‘Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.’ – Andre Gide

‘Australia has embraced migrants from all different races, making us one of the most multiracial nations on earth. Most have assimilated and are proud to call themselves Australians, accepting our culture, beliefs and laws. I welcome them from the bottom of my heart. As they integrate and assimilate, the disruption caused by diversity diminishes.’ – Pauline Hanson

‘I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn’t always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it.’ – Dan Buettner

‘They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.’ – G. Gordon Liddy

‘As they marched, the crowds lining the route broke into applause, a sweet and deeply felt spontaneous pattering that was a sort of communal embrace. Welcome home.’ – Lance Morrow

‘All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.’ – George Santayana

‘We will welcome them with bullets and shoes.’ – Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

‘The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.’ – Samuel Johnson

‘I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which he condemns.’ – John Jay Chapman

‘The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.’ – Lord Byron

‘We are stronger because we recognize that government isn’t the sole answer to the most important questions, and we welcome community and faith based organizations as partners to serve the needs of Florida families.’ – Jeb Bush

‘I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. Those who want to come and help are welcome. Those who come to interfere and destroy are not.’ – Paul Wolfowitz

‘I welcome him like I welcome cold sores. He’s from England, he’s angry and he’s got Mad Power Disease.’ – Paula Abdul

‘America has a strategic interest in continuing to welcome international students at our colleges, universities, and high schools. Attracting the world’s top scientific scholars helps to keep our economy competitive.’ – Norm Coleman

‘Mystery writers’ conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.’ – Anne Perry

‘I’d heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were… impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn’t even have anticipated that kind of welcome.’ – Ayumi Hamasaki

‘It’s nice to have a lot of people in the field. Independent, third party, Libertarian, Reform and other party candidates can do what they want to do. I welcome them to the race.’ – John Murray

‘In my books I might hold the mirror to my own face. If others would like to borrow the mirror, they’re welcome. The books aren’t there to accuse others – merely to raise issues and keep the debates alive.’ – John Scott

‘Israel’s capital will never again be a divided city, a city with a wall at its center, a city in which two flags fly. This city, will, in its entirety, absorb immigrants, welcome pilgrims and be the eternal capital of Israel forever.’ – Yitzhak Shamir

‘In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.’ – Arthur Henderson

‘The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.’ – Jalal Talabani

‘Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad.’ – Irving Thalberg

‘All of my judges will want to welcome every child into the world, give them a place at the table.’ – Gary Bauer

‘Welcome to the Salvation Army. I’ve never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.’ – Hayden Fry

‘We would certainly welcome the recipient nation to put their inspectors on our shores, if they wanted to make that investment to help protect that shipment that is outgoing.’ – Asa Hutchinson

‘I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone.’ – Dante Hall

‘And to any new fans we made along the way, I say… welcome to our party. It’s just starting to get going.’ – Richard Marx

‘As a player you are always made to feel welcome, but at the same time, there is too much pressure.’ – David Gower

‘Hey bands, you’re all welcome to fly me to some exotic location and I’ll record you there, Y’know that right? You don’t have to come to this God forsaken place. Hope I can visit you all in Australia one of these days that would be hot! We’ll talk again soon.’ – Jim Diamond

‘Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.’ – Bernard Barton

‘My background is in hardware design. I found hardware work to be a welcome change from thousands of hours of programming and that led to the designs you mentioned.’ – David Crane

‘I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit.’ – Carter G. Woodson

‘In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship it should have.’ – Tom Allen

‘Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators; two, that oil would soon pay for Iraqi’s rebuilding; and, three, that we have plenty of troops, weapons, and equipment for the postwar situation.’ – John Spratt

‘It wasn’t until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.’ – Paul D. Boyer

‘Well, as you’ve said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it’s an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome.’ – Sellapan Ramanathan

‘I just hope that some of the movies I’m in are still welcome years from now.’ – Jeffrey Jones

‘I am running for Governor of the great state of Ohio and welcome your support.’ – Kenneth Blackwell

‘I’ve experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I’m not patronized here either, which I much appreciate!’ – Joanna Trollope

‘We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can’t decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight.’ – Dawn French

‘The cast and the crew made me feel really welcome. Towards the end it just got better and better.’ – Charlotte Church

‘We have to be a state where business is welcome and jobs are created. We have to demand value for what is spent and we need to continue to resist a lottery.’ – Jesse Helms

‘I welcome the Democrats’ ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.’ – Jack Kingston

‘If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes.’ – Nguyen Cao Ky

‘You are welcome to your intellectual pastimes and books and art and newspapers; welcome, too, to your bars and your whisky that only makes me ill. Here am I in the forest, quite content.’ – Knut Hamsun

‘Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.’ – Carroll O’Connor

‘I will give you three days to seek your shadow. Return to me in the course of that time with a well-fitted shadow, and you shall receive a hearty welcome; otherwise, on the fourth day – remember, on the fourth day – my daughter becomes the wife of another.’ – Adelbert von Chamisso

‘If anyone comes along, I’m more than happy to welcome them, but I’m not interested in world domination.’ – Nick Lowe

‘I’m never sure what’s coming next, but I’m an open minded person and I welcome any challenge.’ – Sarah Polley

‘Moderation of oil prices would be very, very welcome. But overall I think we are in a position of stable growth, sustainable growth, and basically with inflation in check.’ – John W. Snow

‘We must honor our country’s tradition of openness and continue to welcome new immigrants.’ – Jose Serrano

‘All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn’t be welcome at the White House.’ – Sammy Davis, Jr.

‘I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!’ – Elaine Paige

‘With everything it has to offer, Las Vegas is an obvious destination for tourists, as proven by the over 40 million visitors the city welcomes per year.’ – Jon Porter

‘The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms.’ – Brooke Shields

‘Modeling is the world that I feel most welcome in.’ – Brooke Shields

‘Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it was a white community. You know, up north, mostly middle European people and Indians, Chippewa Indians. We were welcome to that church, but once we got in, they didn’t know what to do with us.’ – James Earl Jones

‘Even as someone who’s labeled a conservative – I’m a Republican I’m black, I’m heading up this organization in the Reagan administration – I can say that conservatives don’t exactly break their necks to tell blacks that they’re welcome.’ – Clarence Thomas

‘We welcome, we welcome this good cooperation between Russia and NATO.’ – Aleksander Kwasniewski

‘The world now knows that Steve Perry is welcome to come and sing with us anytime he wants.’ – Neal Schon

‘Aaron and I will be joined at the hip until the day we die. We have loved and hated each other since the day he was born. He’s very much a part of my heart. He’s going to broadcasting college now, and he’ll do fine. But he came into a world that did not welcome him.’ – Lynn Johnston

‘My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime, which was then at the height of its vogue, made me a welcome guest.’ – James Weldon Johnson

‘I’d seen people overstay their welcome and I didn’t want that to happen at all.’ – Bobby Rahal

‘Lacey had this huge chip on his shoulder. He walked into the room thinking that the people didn’t welcome him and didn’t like him. He gave the impression that he didn’t understand the Voice and New York, and he didn’t want to.’ – Sydney Schanberg

‘We should welcome applause whenever it comes.’ – Emanuel Ax

‘I’m standing up thinking. Anybody who wants to listen is welcome. If not, I’m happy to see them go.’ – David Antin

‘And I came back and it was great, ‘cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know.’ – Ringo Starr

‘The moral effect of the thundering of one’s own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear.’ – Fritz Kreisler

‘Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don’t know how he would have handled that, because it was getting pretty crazy. I mean, a celebrity which he really did not welcome. And I can’t blame him.’ – Terry Zwigoff

‘My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.’ – Yakov Smirnoff

‘Death is the welcome cessation of idiocy.’ – Stephen Evans

‘People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with ‘welcome’ written on it.’ – Andy Partridge

‘Can a woman become a genius of the first class? Nobody can know unless women in general shall have equal opportunity with men in education, in vocational choice, and in social welcome of their best intellectual work for a number of generations.’ – Anna Garlin Spencer

‘It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.’ – Michael Bloomberg

‘I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.’ – Olusegun Obasanjo

‘Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.’ – Michael Bloomberg

‘The president welcomes peaceful protests – it is a time-honored tradition. The president agrees violence is not the answer in Iraq, and that’s why he hopes Saddam Hussein will disarm.’ – Ari Fleischer

‘I want everyone in the Republican party who opposed me to know this: you are welcome to join this people’s crusade. Come aboard. You are both welcome and needed. If we unite, we’ll win – and we’ll rebuild New York.’ – Carl Paladino

‘But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it’s virtually impossible. It’s very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms.’ – Donald Trump

‘I welcome the President and working with him to try to get some of that medical malpractice reform so we can get the cost of health care to come down.’ – Ben Quayle

‘They warned me, ‘you’re going to be doing the screen test with Daniel Radcliffe a week after the audition.’ And then in the hair and make up department, he walked up behind and scared me. But you get used to him quickly because he tries to make you feel very welcome and at home.’ – Evanna Lynch

‘As a whole, investors should welcome attempts to safeguard the integrity of markets. You need very clear rules applied to markets.’ – Mohamed El-Erian

‘To go from Girl, Interrupted, where I had to cry every day, to a TV show like West Wing where I get to laugh and joke around every day, has been a welcome relief.’ – Elisabeth Moss

‘I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.’ – Tyler Perry

‘In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we’re stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it’s clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.’ – Rick Perry

‘I want to say a very sincere thank you for this welcome home – it is a wonderful welcome home. It is the place to where I return and where I will always return because it is of Galway that I am.’ – Michael D. Higgins

‘My endorsement of Senator Obama will not be welcome news to my friends and family at the Clinton campaign.’ – Joe Andrew

‘Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.’ – Josh Charles

‘South Carolinians are strong, independently-minded people. At the end of the day, they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that.’ – Nikki Haley

‘The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone – whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs – is welcome.’ – Kate Mosse

‘As I was growing up, it was made clear that the fat me wasn’t welcome, that a thin person was expected and awaited, and impatiently so.’ – Arabella Weir

‘I welcome a discussion on a long-term, pro-active approach to disaster relief for Americans. Until Congress arrives at a conclusion, however, we must continue to honor America’s honorable tradition of helping Americans recover for natural catastrophes.’ – Cedric Richmond

‘A bully is playing a game, one that he or she enjoys and needs. You’re welcome to play this game if it makes you happy, but for most people, it will make you miserable.’ – Seth Godin

‘I rely on guns for protection in life. God does not say, ‘This is la-la land.’ God doesn’t say, ‘Welcome to Earth. Everything’s perfect. There’s no crime. There’s no murder. There’s no death.’ The world is imperfect, and you have to be on guard.’ – Luke Scott

‘My being some kind of celebrity – not a real celebrity, isn’t a welcome part of the job.’ – Jimmy Wales

‘Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That’s really the measure of success for the United States.’ – Leon Panetta

‘The bluegrass community… can be very strict. I didn’t know if I’d be welcomed into the bluegrass community or not, but I think they judge you very fairly… I felt really welcome.’ – Steve Martin

‘In 2009, South Carolina was blessed to welcome a great American company that chose to stay in our country to continue to do business. That company was Boeing.’ – Nikki Haley

‘President Obama has made it his mission that we welcome our troops home with care and concern and the respect they deserve. That is how an exceptional nation says thank you to its most exceptional men and women.’ – John F. Kerry

‘There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that’s badly out of touch with ordinary people’s lives. I’d absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.’ – Frances O’Grady

‘The train we had so confidently boarded had been speeding at almost 100 miles an hour and it had derailed. Someone, I can’t remember who, showed me a newspaper photograph of the carriage we had been sitting in tilted on its side on a station platform next to a large notice that said Welcome to Potters Bar.’ – Nina Bawden

‘Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai.’ – David Rudisha

‘I’m not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I’m just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.’ – Macaulay Culkin

‘My heart goes out to the brave citizens of Syria, who each day risk and even sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom from a murderous regime. We in Israel welcome the historic struggle to forge democratic, peace-loving governments in our region.’ – Shimon Peres

‘Israel welcomes the wind of change, and sees a window of opportunity. Democratic and science-based economies by nature desire peace. Israel does not want to be an island of affluence in an ocean of poverty. Improvements in our neighbours’ lives mean improvements to the neighbourhood in which we live.’ – Shimon Peres

‘When you’re in the position I’m in, you have two options: you can either shut yourself off from everybody, from the world, and not live a full life. Or you welcome everybody into your life and occasionally somebody will try to take advantage.’ – Daniel Radcliffe

‘I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.’ – William Safire

‘I welcome viagogo’s fresh approach to the entertainment industry and I look forward to helping them build more innovative partnerships in the future.’ – Guy Oseary

‘We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms.’ – Gary Locke

‘I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They’ve made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side.’ – Alexander McCall Smith

‘Time off from the news is always something I welcome.’ – Josh Radnor

‘I’m not from a milieu where high-register language or philosophical ideas were welcome.’ – David Mitchell

‘Every show that sells out is like a hero’s welcome for me.’ – Gil Scott-Heron

‘There’s no more film; now everything’s digital. I welcome this. It’s fantastic for me to have a new chance.’ – Bernardo Bertolucci

‘While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But we cannot allow their cultural mores to snuff out our religious freedoms or the freedom of women to have equal rights.’ – Michael Huffington

‘I loved killing zombies in ‘Day of the Dead.’ I basically welcome anything that involves being dirty or bloody or shooting guns.’ – AnnaLynne McCord

‘The Tea Party did not run me out. If you know me and my personality, I would welcome the challenge.’ – Bart Stupak

‘I would say we are a friend in need and I am sure that the Greek people would very much welcome the choice of the British people to come and enjoy Greece, first of all, but also that would be a sign of support.’ – George Papandreou

‘I feel very fortunate to be an actor on a network whose tag line is ‘Characters Welcome’ and not ‘Procedurals Welcome.” – Tim DeKay

‘I think for business reasons, fiscal reasons, I think these cable networks can take greater risks and I think with a risk comes better programming. And I think USA has got an amazing identity to it now that is clearly defined with its ‘Characters welcome’ tag.’ – Tim DeKay

‘We should not forget the principles of Christian mercy and justice: to welcome back those who are repentant and need our assistance, while encouraging the faithful to endure to the end.’ – Mark Skousen

‘For most directors, the scriptwriter is about as welcome on set as a member of the Taliban.’ – Julian Fellowes

‘Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it.’ – P. Chidambaram

‘I’m open for possibilities. I’m open for choices. I always welcome new ideas. I’m always eager to learn. I’m never going to close my mind from learning.’ – Cesar Millan

‘Also, painting and animation are really solitary pursuits, so the collaborative aspects of music making and acting are pretty welcome sometimes.’ – Tunde Adebimpe

‘When I write a novel, every word is mine. I welcome suggestions from my editor, but in the end, I make all the final decisions.’ – Louis Sachar

‘Some areas of technology really don’t interest me at all, but I welcome anything that makes life easier instead of harder.’ – Joanne Harris

‘Festivals are fun for kids, fun for parents and offer a welcome break from the stresses of the nuclear family. The sheer quantities of people make life easier: loads of adults for the adults to talk to and loads of kids for the kids to play with.’ – Tom Hodgkinson

‘As a youngster, I used to try to pick up any bits of wisdom about the guitar I could. It’s not like now where you have books and books about every aspect of anything. Any little pearl of wisdom was welcome back then.’ – Johnny Marr

‘I’ve spoken in front of members of the U.S. Congress about a new dream of living in communities where everybody is welcome and everyone can live and go to school and work without facing the fear of bullies.’ – Lauren Potter

‘Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.’ – Parker Palmer

‘Implicit in true freedom of spirit lies a proud and virile will. Such glorious power of free will to choose, envisages beneficent social responsibility as manifest and welcome.’ – Louis Sullivan

‘When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends, it’s always a tray of canapes or Planters peanuts, jellied candy from Paris, and a good bottle of Sancerre.’ – Andre Leon Talley

‘When you’re a screenwriter working on a film, you’re not really even welcome on set, even if you know… When I wrote ‘Elizabeth’ and Shekhar Kapur was a friend of mine, but I wasn’t really welcome on set, because the director is God and it’s a very difficult position for a screenwriter who’s put so much passion into that, into the writing.’ – Michael Hirst

‘I was surprised how relevant the Moses story was to contemporary American debates – from our ongoing debate about values, to our role as champions of freedom, to our place as a country that welcome immigrants.’ – Bruce Feiler

‘There is a certain ancient civility about tailors that is welcome – especially in modern London, which is now very much an international city, not an English city. They’re still a little vessel of Englishness in what is otherwise a pretty rambunctious place.’ – Graydon Carter

‘When goods are digital, they can be replicated with perfect quality at nearly zero cost, and they can be delivered almost instantaneously. Welcome to the economics of abundance.’ – Erik Brynjolfsson

‘The funny thing is, I’ve never really hurt myself in an action movie. I’ve done ‘Wanted,’ ‘X-Men,’ ‘Welcome To The Punch,’ even ‘Trance’ to a certain extent has little bits of action and stuff, but I’ve never really hurt myself at all – not even like a sprained ankle.’ – James McAvoy

‘I’m afraid I am a bit of a technophobe – a nineteenth-century man caught in the twenty-first century. But there is one piece of technology that I would especially welcome: a device to automatically balance restaurant tables on all four legs so that they don’t rock back and forth.’ – Leonard Susskind

‘The biggest challenge is the chaos of parenthood, which has honestly been such a welcome challenge – bring it on, I say!’ – Anna Silk

‘The only reason I’m ever in character as ‘Larry The Cable Guy’ is because that’s what I’m hired to do. In my movies, obviously they hired ‘Larry The Cable Guy’ to be ‘Larry The Cable Guy.’ When I do my shows, I’m ‘Larry The Cable Guy.’ When I do Jay Leno, it’s: ‘Please welcome ‘Larry The Cable Guy.” – Larry the Cable Guy

‘Chick-fil-A is not welcome in New York City as long as the company’s president continues to uphold and promote his discriminatory views.’ – Christine Quinn

‘My job, my whole life, I’ve always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don’t know how I would succeed without it. So I welcome it, and it gives me a challenge, and I will see if I can live up to my challenge.’ – Dwyane Wade

‘I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family.’ – Hope Solo

‘On ‘MADtv,’ I discovered I could do Billy Crystal. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 68th Annual Academy Awards!’ Surprisingly, there’s more call for that one than you’d think.’ – Phil LaMarr

‘My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always made me feel very welcome; I didn’t feel guilty at all about pursuing chess with such fervour. They never, for instance, perceived sports as a rival to academics.’ – Viswanathan Anand

‘When you’re in the position I’m in, you have two options: you can either shut yourself off from everybody, from the world, and not live a full life. Or you welcome everybody into your life and occasionally somebody will try to take advantage. And I’d much rather be that person who lets people in.’ – Daniel Radcliffe

‘Whether a person is straight or gay, Republican, Democrat, good person, not a good person, they’re all welcome, because to me, church is a place you’re supposed to get healed and whole and loved.’ – Joel Osteen

‘I like the company of men. I’ve never been welcome in those groups, but then I would no more go to a consciousness-raising group and talk about my intimate life with my husband than fly to the moon. I never understood all that.’ – Nancy Friday

‘I violated, apparently, an unspoken rule that we are supposed to take care of our own. Frankly, if that invites discomfort, I welcome it. I don’t think there’s enough discomfort in journalism, especially in Washington.’ – Mark Leibovich

‘The Gospel purifies and renews: it bears fruit wherever the community of believers hears and welcomes the grace of God in truth and lives in charity. This is my faith; this is my joy.’ – Pope Benedict XVI

‘Especially in music, you wonder, Okay, should I still be doing this? Like, are you overstaying your welcome at the party? But I don’t know.’ – Beck

‘Bringing my two children up while writing was just a part of life. I’d much rather have had their interruptions than been stuck in a sterile office. This way, I had welcome distractions. I had to load the washing machine, I had to go out and buy lemons.’ – Deborah Moggach

‘I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I’m thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can’t wait to welcome my son.’ – Mara Brock Akil

‘We’re incredibly excited to welcome the 500 millionth Poptropican into our virtual world. When we started in 2007, we never could have imagined that we’d see a day when half a billion avatars inhabited Poptropica.’ – Jeff Kinney

‘Why are people afraid of ghosts? ‘Ooh, no, I wouldn’t want to see one! I’d be too scared’ – accompanied by a tremolo of fear in the voice – is the common reaction. This puzzles me. I’d think anyone would welcome he opportunity. I’ve never heard of a ghost hurting anybody.’ – Dick Cavett

‘There’s as much great authorship in the filmmaker community as in the literary community, and I’d love to welcome more filmmakers into the fold.’ – Nina Jacobson

‘The thing about me is that I don’t judge my audience. I welcome. It is a big tent.’ – Willie Geist

‘We all think we’ve got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We’ll overstay our welcome.’ – George Foreman

‘Doing drama is a very welcome departure from comedy. Although I love doing both, I like to change it up a bit once in a while with roles in serious drama.’ – Paul Butcher

‘There is that potential of the expats coming back to the Philippines. But sadly they are no opportunities, no incentive for them to come back home. Successive governments have, in fact, been training them to export them rather than working on the economy to welcome them home.’ – Miguel Syjuco

‘All of the designs on Minted are crowd-sourced from a global community of independent designers. We hold monthly design and art challenges that anyone in the world is welcome to enter.’ – Mariam Naficy

‘I make a good living selling hardback books through paper publishers, and I have many friends in the industry who will suffer as it changes, so on a personal level, the transition to digital isn’t something I welcome wholeheartedly.’ – Barry Eisler

‘There’s drama in everything. That’s why I love movies. Like ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse.’ I’m a 350-pound black man, and I could understand what it was like to be a little white girl.’ – Terry Crews

‘The funny thing about writing is, although you are writing about an experience which only you have had, you are trying to welcome other people into it, and there are ways I think of doing this, and one of them is through the senses, through the sounds and the smells.’ – Ronald Frame

‘Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be welcome.’ – Mary Badham

‘We’ll be ‘outsourcing’ our creativity and our thought processes to manufactured components that could be inconspicuously implanted beneath our coiffeurs. Welcome to the Borg. You might not be entirely comfortable with such cybernetic enhancements, but all the smart money says it’s going to happen.’ – Seth Shostak

‘Of course there is still unexplored terrestrial territory, but most of it is waterlogged. Submersed secret places, such as the Challenger Deep, which today lure hi-tech adventurers like Richard Branson and James Cameron, will undoubtedly provide welcome fodder for ‘National Geographic.” – Seth Shostak

‘The call for debt cancellation is welcome, but debt does not just go away.’ – Noam Chomsky

‘When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.’ – Harmony Korine

‘I have been very encouraged by President Obama’s call to action on climate change both at his Inauguration and in the State of the Union Address. This is a global imperative. I also welcome President Obama’s intention to pursue reductions in nuclear arsenals.’ – Ban Ki-moon

‘You should welcome getting older in golf. With greater knowledge of your swing, you, too, can keep improving.’ – Angel Cabrera

‘I’m a huge fan of ‘The Odd Couple,’ yes, and any comparisons to Tony Randall and or Jack Lemmon are completely welcome. I kind of try to channel those guys, and then add my own neuroses, too.’ – David Alan Basche

‘Everyone I vote for never wins. Welcome to America.’ – David Rakoff

‘In shuttering Yucca Mountain, Obama makes it extremely likely that nuclear power in the United States will continue its long, slow, and extremely welcome death.’ – Timothy Noah

‘To frustrated Americans who have begun boycotting BP: Welcome to the club. It’s great not to be the only member any more!’ – Stephen Kinzer

‘Like many parents after a long family holiday, I usually welcome the moment when my kids head back to school.’ – Jose Andres

‘I don’t remember, at 19, someone giving me a golden key and saying, ‘Welcome to Hollywood; which job would you like?” – Jessica Capshaw

‘Newsflash for any of the current, past or future Survivors out there… when you contemplate strategizing about the other team, the best idea is to shut up and keep it to yourself. You’re welcome; this bill is in the mail.’ – Jenna Morasca

‘Homosexuals are not welcome in the Gambia.’ – Yahya Jammeh

‘I just love New York, I love the people. The energy of the place. I really feel energized working here. I’ve always been made to feel very welcome, and it’s a tremendous city.’ – Julian Ovenden

‘Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a member of the family.’ – John James Audubon

‘Sweetheart,’ ‘darling,’ ‘luv.’ I like these words; they fit me like a comfortable old pullover. I remember them from childhood; that’s what innocent little boys were called by cheerful aunties back then, to make them feel welcome and secure in the world.’ – Michael Leunig

‘I’m on ‘Game Of Thrones,’ and every time we have someone new coming on our show, we welcome them with open arms and get revitalised by this new presence. Then we kill them off very quickly.’ – Peter Dinklage

‘Everyone who’s been in space would, I’m sure, welcome the opportunity for a return to the exhilarating experiences there.’ – Buzz Aldrin

‘You have got to welcome and embrace complexity.’ – Paul Singer

‘I really don’t feel the need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because, at the end of the day, it’s just somebody’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They have a particular process, and they’re welcome to do it however they want to do it.’ – Alex Lifeson

‘I always kind of think if The Beatles were still around now, people would’ve lost interest quite a long time ago. Seven years of recording – it’s there forever. I think not outstaying your welcome is a vital ingredient.’ – Martin Freeman

‘While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth.’ – S. Jay Olshansky

‘Awards are lovely and always welcome.’ – Max von Sydow

‘China continues to welcome foreign investment, and the door will open even further.’ – Li Keqiang

‘The fellow who can pay only twenty-five cents to see a ball game always will be just as welcome at Comiskey Park as the box seat holder.’ – Charles Comiskey

‘I welcome all interviews with ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, and I’m sure people will talk to me in the future.’ – Michael Hastings

‘I am proud of the fact that the U.K. is an open trading country. I welcome inward investment such as that of Nissan, and the takeover of struggling British companies by foreign companies who turn them around, as in the case of Jaguar Land Rover. I also accept that job losses sometimes have to occur to restore failing companies to health.’ – David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

‘Welcome to post-racial America. I’m the face of post-racial America.’ – Tracy Morgan

‘Beyonce is not above critique. As a feminist herself, I hope Beyonce would welcome it.’ – Roxane Gay

‘Britain punches way above its weight in science, and I think we need to continue to do that, and anything that makes it easier to bring scientists in will be very welcome.’ – John O’Keefe

‘We welcome the opposition of the world, because we are determined to see the battle through. Africa’s battle-cry is not yet heard.’ – Marcus Garvey

‘Any mechanism that will ensure benefits to consumer, any mechanism that will ensure that we do not waste food grains, any mechanism that helps the poorest of the poor is a welcome step.’ – N. R. Narayana Murthy

‘I adore going to a very, very fancy restaurant – as long as the spirit is genuine, like it’s their pleasure to welcome you.’ – Danny Meyer

‘The ‘America at Home’ project was aimed at being the most extensive record of American home life ever attempted, and we were amazed at how many people were willing to participate as photographers or to welcome the photographers into their homes.’ – Rick Smolan

‘As an actress, you’re perpetually about to be unemployed. That fear – when you have two parents who worked 9-to-5 jobs and went through periods of being unemployed – is real. Those were not welcome times in my childhood.’ – Anna Kendrick

‘If we fix our economic system and invest in the human capital of the poor, then we should welcome every new person born as a source of betterment for our world and all of us on it.’ – Ramez Naam

‘Five years is a good run for a sitcom; seven is good, but usually, it’s a couple years of staying past your welcome.’ – Mike Scully

‘Poems, for me, begin as a social engagement. I want to establish a kind of sociability or even hospitality at the beginning of a poem. The title and the first few lines are a kind of welcome mat where I am inviting the reader inside.’ – Billy Collins

‘I noticed that ‘Lost’ had sort of worn out our welcome; because of ‘Lost,’ audiences were no longer being patient with slow reveals: they wanted answers quickly, and they wanted story to develop much faster.’ – Marc Guggenheim

‘I’m not sure you can lindy hop to ‘We’re All In This Together,’ but I’m sure the nuns would welcome Zac Efron round for tea! – Helen George’ – Helen George

‘I like a no-drama set. I welcome visitors by and large; I like music playing on sets between set-ups – all that stuff.’ – Chris Eigeman

‘Things like WhatsApp are a great example of success that others have had on Android, which we see as welcome innovation on the platform.’ – Sundar Pichai

‘Android was intended to be very customizable. And we welcome innovations.’ – Sundar Pichai

‘For all its ups and downs and challenges, I love writing. We only grow through adversity, so I welcome the difficulties, knowing bumps in the road are my greatest teachers.’ – Lori Wilde

‘I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world, Caitlyn. Can’t wait for you to get to know her/me.’ – Caitlyn Jenner

‘Being a good leader requires remembering that you’re there for a reason, and the reason certainly isn’t to have your way. High-integrity leaders not only welcome questioning and criticism – they insist on it.’ – Travis Bradberry

‘We welcome the Obama administration’s policy called the ‘pivot to Asia’ because it is a contributing factor to the safety and peace of the region. I think this pivot policy is playing an indispensable role in enhancing the deterrence of the U.S.-Japan alliance as well as ensuring peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.’ – Shinzo Abe

‘Declaring the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument will make this natural wonder more accessible. It will welcome people from all walks of life and maintain the mountains’ wild character at the same time.’ – Frances Beinecke

‘Americans welcome carbon limits because they want to protect their families from harm.’ – Frances Beinecke

‘I’ll always welcome some extra shifts and some extra ice time, and it’s my job to be as prepared as possible to play those minutes.’ – Patrick Kane

‘As a reader I want to be present and entertained. I don’t want to be taught lessons, and I don’t want to be spoken down to. I want to be treated as a peer and to be made to feel welcome.’ – Patrick deWitt

‘I welcome newcomers to cons, or ‘con-virgins’ as I like to call them, by saying ‘Welcome to the ‘Supernatural’ Circus,’ and I mean it. We take pride as a cast to deliver a show that not only entertains the fans but ourselves, Creation Entertainment, and everyone involved on both sides.’ – Matt Cohen

‘My guess is the great majority of teachers would welcome a system where innovation is embraced, where their hard work and their students’ achievement are applauded and rewarded.’ – Lionel Sosa

‘People who want to remember me as Cat Stevens – welcome. Those who want me as Yusuf, you’re here.’ – Cat Stevens

‘A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain.’ – A. A. Milne

‘Whether one welcomes or deplores it, nothing is more surely and exactly characteristic of modern times than the irresistible invasion of the human world by technology. Mechanism invading like a tide all the places of the earth and all forms of social activity.’ – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

‘I feel a lot of support from the people of Penrith and the Blue Mountains and will always remember the amazing welcome home I received after the London Olympics. But more importantly, it’s during hard times that Westies come together.’ – Jessica Fox

‘In 1962, I wrote a series about 42nd Street called ‘Welcome to Lostville.’ One result was that the young Bob Dylan read it and invited me to his first concert at Town Hall; the result was a kind of friendship that years later led to my liner notes for ‘Blood on the Tracks.” – Pete Hamill

‘In the time of the robber barons, my great grandfather insisted on reinvesting and sharing profits with workers… He was told he was a socialist, that he was not welcome on Wall Street.’ – William Clay Ford, Jr.

‘Britain has trend-setting fashion, ground-breaking scientists, and innovative technology companies. It is also a welcome home for investors.’ – Princess Beatrice of York

‘A highway sign used to welcome people to New Haven, birthplace of President George W. Bush. But it was vandalized so much, it was finally taken down for good.’ – Matt Apuzzo

‘People in the U.S. welcome us. We’re solving their employment problems.’ – Lu Guanqiu

‘Poverty is not just about income: it’s about aspiration. It’s not just about giving people a couple of extra pounds a week, welcome though that is.’ – Theresa May

‘I welcome the role that people of faith play in building Britain’s future – and the Catholic communion in particular is to be congratulated for so often being the conscience of our country, for helping ‘the least of these’ even when bearing witness to the truth is hard or unpopular.’ – Gordon Brown

‘Traditional Anglicans – whether in Nigeria or Nottingham – have been wary, at best, of the acceptance and welcome given to gay men and women and their sexual choices by secular society.’ – Michael Gove

‘I would welcome processes that eliminate the need for doctors. We bottle-neck things around doctors, and it’s not a good way of doing things.’ – Thomas Frey

‘If you want to be Jewish, welcome, but convert via the Halacha.’ – Eli Yishai

‘My vision for the future of social transportation is one that places more value on information and community over a physical product. Move over, multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail infrastructure and welcome, social information-based solutions.’ – John Zimmer

‘Art should not be bound by barriers or language. The Hindi film industry is a testament to that. We speak only Hindi, but we premiere in Germany and Japan. Our films do phenomenally well there. We transcend the barriers of language and culture. We welcome you in. I think that’s what art should be, and I hope America reaches that place.’ – Priyanka Chopra

‘Anything that is profoundly energy-shifting – like having a child – is fodder for creative thought. So for me, I welcome it and look straight into it as something to learn from.’ – Lake Bell

‘The reception and the welcome home was quite overwhelming but an indication of how much the Welsh people valued my winning in the Olympics – it was a great memory.’ – Lynn Davies

‘Not a lot of people get a second chance. And I think for a while there, my name kind of got in my way a bit, based on all of the television I was fortunate enough to do. But after a while, you sort of wear out your welcome in that genre, in that medium.’ – Jason Bateman

‘I welcome the work that the Clinton Global Initiative has done with groups and individuals like Bono and all that’s happened around the world.’ – Sherrod Brown

‘When I was up in Washington state, I always thought, ‘I’m going to go to Los Angeles where films are made and stories are told, and they’re going to love me and welcome me with open arms.’ But, there was no welcoming committee.’ – Byron Howard

‘What’s great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas.’ – Tom Graves

‘As soon as I walk down that sticky six-mile patterned carpet that welcomes you at Heathrow, I buy the Sunday papers and read the fashion supplements cover to cover. Even though hardly a single word in them seems directed at any male who ever lived, I find them compulsive reading.’ – Douglas Hodge

”Welcome To New York’ is one of those songs that, with just one single radio play, will make at least 10 New Yorkers move to Marfa, Texas.’ – Awkwafina

‘Once you’ve got through immigration, one is always made to feel very welcome in America, once they’ve let you in. It’s a great place to be.’ – Geoff Dyer

‘I think the voters are going to see a stark difference between steady leadership from Secretary Clinton, a depth of experience, and ill-temperament and poor judgment from Donald Trump; that’s what they’ve seen this entire campaign. We welcome these debates.’ – Robby Mook

‘Everybody is welcome to come to dinner, but there’s going to be the adult table and the kids’ table. Whiny people who want to throw food and make noise and interrupt and be rude and act like children, they can sit at the kids’ table.’ – Matt Bevin

‘We want the people of Japan to know that the people of Hawaii welcome them to the Hawaiian Islands.’ – David Ige

‘Welcome to the world we live in as coaches. You’ve got to figure out what you can do best and better to get these kids a chance to be successful. I think that comes through a lot of things – confidence, improvement, recruiting.’ – Kirby Smart

‘I loved ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse.’ That was one of the most influential movies ever. You know that genre with the nerdy girl, and she redeems herself in the end. Like ‘Napoleon Dynamite.’ And in ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse,’ she doesn’t. She sucks. It’s like, that’s what’s real. That’s what’s heartbreaking.’ – Jonathan Krisel

‘There is a lot of negativity that you welcome into your life when you’re an actor. You bare your soul for anyone to see.’ – Dakota Fanning

‘I know of no government official who would welcome an army of inspectors general combing through four years of emails on their unclassified accounts. That’s why they use government accounts, where the government remains responsible for security, and they don’t mingle personal correspondence with official.’ – Michael Hayden

‘Undocumented aliens unfortunately are not protected by the law, and they are tremendously subjected to exploitation. The result is that they would be willing to work for a wage that no person who is welcome in our shores would take.’ – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

‘Guy’s guys are of course welcome! But my audience runs the spectrum of humanity. There’s something for everyone!’ – Rob Riggle

‘Everything about the studio was enormous. You walked through the gates of iron, and it was palatial looking. The first day, I was introduced to Clark Gable. He said, ‘Hello, kid. Welcome to MGM. I’m just leaving.” – Debbie Reynolds

‘Moving to India was challenging being a foreigner. I don’t have any family here. I didn’t have anyone to guide me. But I never felt for a second that I am not welcome here.’ – Jacqueline Fernandez

‘My wife and I have many friends that are gay, and we welcome LGBT people to attend our church.’ – Robert Jeffress

‘So many times, when you’re doing a job, you feel like you’re a nuisance at times to people, intruding on their space when you ask them questions; maybe they don’t want to deal with you at the time. And now, it’s, ‘Hey, welcome, where’s Craig?’ Whereas, now, it’s kind of different.’ – Craig Sager

‘Comedy is far more difficult, as it involves improvisation and impromptu acting, and as an actor, that came as a welcome break for me.’ – Divyanka Tripathi

‘I always welcome being part of something positive in WWE.’ – Mick Foley

‘I think any of us who have been involved in the mission of Iraq have developed a great deal of affection for the Iraqi people and are emotionally invested in what we think is a vital mission… So I think any of my contemporaries would welcome the opportunity to go back and make a contribution to this extraordinarily important mission.’ – H. R. McMaster

‘I simply believe that people who respect their customers and have faith in their own technology products should welcome competition and that consumer choice should be a paramount value in retailing.’ – Walt Mossberg

‘I get to do some unbelievably layered things. The material that I’m given is so complex, and I’m so grateful for it, so I welcome any opportunities to push boundaries.’ – Tituss Burgess

‘We are not going to welcome any more people. Stop – we are full up!’ – Marine Le Pen

‘When people live on our territory and are not criminals, they do not dispute our laws or our ways of living, our customs, our values. I see no reason why we should not continue to welcome them in the French style.’ – Marine Le Pen

‘I never want to overstay my welcome for any character. I would rather people are excited by the ideas a character generates in them rather than feeling bored and wishing he would just go away.’ – Rupert Friend

‘I was really young when I signed with Spinnin’ Records, and the huge success of ‘Animals’ hit me by surprise. I didn’t expect my life to turn like that at all. But it was a very welcome surprise, to say the least!’ – Martin Garrix

‘Anyone is welcome to hang out with me and have fun or sit down with me and talk. I don’t discriminate against anyone. And I don’t condone hating someone or treating them badly because they live differently than I do.’ – La’Porsha Renae

‘Leaders don’t change their positions mid-debate. They welcome scorn from the masses because it creates the opportunity for dialogue.’ – Mark Cuban

‘You can have your country and be pleased to welcome others to it. You can have your country and still enjoy living elsewhere.’ – Howard Jacobson

‘I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression.’ – Kapil Sibal

‘I’m not against making new fans, but I’m not going to go out of my way to pander to someone and try to make them like me; that’s not who we are. It’s not as if we’re fighting to find an audience – we have our audience, and anybody else is definitely welcome.’ – Andy Biersack

‘I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.’ – Tammy Duckworth

‘With comedies, often shorter is better. You don’t want to outstay your welcome.’ – Christopher Miller

‘All genres of music have to evolve, grow, and expand in order to maintain. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the growth of R&B. I welcome it.’ – Ne-Yo

‘I feel like I’ve contributed monumentally to the success of the gay movement in America, and if anyone wants to argue that, I’m open to it. You’re welcome, ‘Advocate.” – Sean Hayes

‘Mother’s Day is a welcome event in partisan times. Nearly everyone agrees that we should show mothers gratitude.’ – John Dickerson

‘I have a lot to be grateful to L.A. for, but I overstayed my welcome by 28 years. I was only meant to be there for six months.’ – Christine McVie

‘The artist in me welcomes another opportunity to be creative.’ – Angela Robinson

‘I remember my father taking us to meeting with lawyers, interviews with immigration officers, doing everything he could to get us that treasured Green Card – and the happiness, the sense of relief, when he finally did – we knew that we were welcome now, and we would be welcome tomorrow.’ – Dara Khosrowshahi

‘Welcome to ABC News, the network that hires Clinton butt-kissers/donors and calls them ‘chief political correspondents.” – Tomi Lahren

‘This family at Barbour, they’ve made me feel very welcome.’ – Sam Heughan

‘What Bitcoin started is metamorphosing into something bigger: a ‘crypto-tech’-driven economy with its own value creation, not unlike the Web’s own economy. Welcome to the cryptoconomy.’ – William Mougayar

‘One of the most welcome aspects of office work is that you do not need to be fully yourself.’ – Alain de Botton

‘Members of the LGBT community should feel welcome and know their rights are protected regardless of what state they reside in.’ – Jared Polis

‘To the extent that I can serve as a role model or mentor for other women in what might be traditionally viewed as a male-dominated field, I welcome that.’ – Marianne Lake

‘Welcome to the brave new world of American multiculturalism. From a nation of diverse peoples united by a common culture, we have become a people divided by a common malady.’ – Tom Tancredo

‘Trump wants to repeal birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, so Fox has joined conventional liberal opinion in opposing it. Welcome to Fox’s My Spin Zone.’ – Tom Tancredo

‘I’m realistic. I’m not becoming Farrah Fawcett here. If you stay beyond your welcome, it’s for ego or money or because you can’t exist without the limelight. I’m fine without it.’ – Judy Sheindlin

‘I’m not surprised about the lack of women on boardrooms. They were only emancipated 200 years ago, and historically, men have dominated. I welcome women as long as they qualify for the job.’ – David Tang

‘Southern women always know how to make you feel welcome, loved and admired, even when we’re talkin’ smack!’ – Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

‘One of the reasons America is welcome in Asia is because with America… there is a certain idealism and a certain bigness of soul. You want the region to prosper; you want countries to do well, and you are prepared to help them.’ – Lee Hsien Loong

‘Criticism, any amount, we welcome it. Come, let’s have a discussion – in Parliament, all the better.’ – Lee Hsien Loong

‘President Trump is right to welcome China’s help in bringing North Korea’s illicit nuclear program to heal, but he’s also correct that if China doesn’t go along, the U.S. can act alone.’ – Ted Yoho

‘I started out, as most astronomers do, with a university job. But in my generation, women weren’t very welcome at universities, and so I found a job in the government. And the government was appreciably more welcoming.’ – Nancy Roman

‘For those of us on the front lines fighting Washington’s power grabs, Judge Gorsuch’s commitment to interpreting the Constitution and the laws as they are actually written is welcome news.’ – Josh Hawley

‘If democracy is to survive Facebook, that company must realize the outsized role it now plays as both the public forum where our strident democratic drama unfolds and as the vehicle for those who aspire to control that drama’s course. Facebook, welcome to the big leagues.’ – Antonio Garcia Martinez

‘I think it’s our job to create a culture and an environment where a gay player knows he is safe and welcome. If and when that happens, believe me – that person will have the full support of the commissioner’s office.’ – Gary Bettman

‘I like people to have their own reaction and their own take on things. And I don’t like to shove my – what I want them to feel or think – down their throats. I like people to say, ‘What was that about?’ or ‘Why did that happen?’ And so, any reactions are welcome.’ – Pamela Adlon

‘Sometimes I was sad, sometimes happy. Just on and off. Always I felt welcome. It’s just, you know, sometimes as a human being, you cannot always be happy. You do good things, you do bad things, people talk.’ – Caster Semenya

‘We have a song, ‘Welcome to the Family’ – we realized for the first time in our lives that people go through this every day around the world. There is someone very close to them that they’re losing, every day. That song is, ‘We know how you’re feeling.” – Johnny Christ

‘I’ve been missing playing Pragya ever since I started shooting as Munni. I hope viewers will be happy to see their favourite character Pragya back on ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ and will welcome me back with the same love they have been showering all this time.’ – Sriti Jha

‘My name is not really a common one, but people always tend to mix it up, which is quite embarrassing! As there have been incidents where I would be all ready to go on stage for my performance, and the host would say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Mr Rithik.’ And, I would have to remind them that it isn’t Rithik but Rithvik!’ – Rithvik Dhanjani

‘We can do much to help our communities loosen their boundaries and begin to welcome a multitude of ways of being to make sure that individuals of mixed race, religion, or ethnicities don’t feel the need to choose one or the other but see their layers as a gift, something that adds beauty.’ – Maya Soetoro-Ng

‘I have a man cave somewhere in California – a totally undisclosed location where manly things occur. There are motorcycles, there are secret doors and passageways. Women are welcome, but they must knock.’ – Laurence Fishburne

‘I welcome an arms race for minority ethnic voters. This will ensure we all raise our game.’ – Sadiq Khan

‘I like ‘1989,’ the whole album. ‘Welcome to New York,’ ‘Blank Space,’ ‘Bad Blood’ – all of it!’ – Damian Lillard

‘It’s interesting: when your wife is pregnant and you’re expecting, everyone’s like, ‘It’s incredible. Get ready. It’s magic. It’s the most life-changing experience you’ll ever have. Brace yourself for heaven.’ And then the second the baby comes, everyone’s like, ‘Welcome to hell! Ha ha ha! You fool!” – Andy Samberg

‘I still ask myself the same questions every woman asks. Was it my fault? Did I say or do something to make him feel like such an advance was welcome? And like most women, I never told anyone. Instead, I just quit.’ – Emily Chang

‘For me, it was an amazing experience. I saw where my father came from. I was given a royal welcome in El Bireh – they even slaughtered a sheep in my honor.’ – Said Musa

‘Sovereign wealth fund money should be welcomed. The only way not to welcome that money is when it’s politically driven.’ – Henry Paulson

‘Ivanka Trump’s declared mission to ’empower women who work’ is a welcome element in the Trump administration. As a woman with a desk in the White House and the founder of an international corporation, she is certainly in a position to improve the wages, safety, and quality of life of working women around the world.’ – Jan Schakowsky

‘I play for the America that embraces refugees from war-torn nations, for the America that welcomes all people who want the chance to experience the American Dream, for the America that appreciates the contributions from all the people it shelters.’ – Becky Sauerbrunn

‘We welcome the interest from PE firms, as we see it as a sign of our progress, and my position is that we should always open the doors to those who want to bring capital to our industry.’ – Rajeev Suri

‘When you do something eight times a week, you fall into those little places where sometimes things can get a bit stagnant. That’s why I always welcome a new face on the stage.’ – Carmen Cusack

‘I welcome nonviolent protests as an exercise of our great democracy.’ – Shervin Pishevar

‘If I go to hotels, they always say, ‘Welcome back’, even when I’ve never been there before.’ – Geena Davis

‘We are a people unafraid to welcome ‘your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,’ because we measure others by the quality of their hopes for the future, not by the circumstances of their birth.’ – Blase J. Cupich

‘We have to prove that digital manufacturing is inclusive. Then, the true narrative will emerge: Welcome, robots. You’ll help us. But humans are still our future.’ – Joe Kaeser

‘Growing up in the Midwest, Boston, and Alabama, I didn’t know any Puerto Ricans… at least, I didn’t know if I knew any Puerto Ricans. The only Puerto Rican that I had ever even heard of was Juan Epstein, one of the students from the classic 1970s sitcom ‘Welcome Back, Kotter.” – W. Kamau Bell

‘If you’re a large organization, you may welcome a bit of regulation to keep the small guys out.’ – Karl Iagnemma

‘Any elected official who asks to visit my schools is welcome to do so; there is no political litmus test.’ – Eva Moskowitz

‘I only wrote two fan letters in my life. One was to Bette Davis. And one was to Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on ‘Welcome Back, Kotter.’ And Ron did not write me back, but Bette Davis did.’ – Ryan Murphy

‘I very happily stand for the right of every man and woman in Pennsylvania to have their voice heard in elections. And when they do have their voice heard, it’s nothing short of a privilege to welcome and respect that voice because this is a democracy, and that’s what we do.’ – Katie McGinty

”Welcome to the Dollhouse’ is great. Even though it’s about a girl in middle school, to me, that feels like the most honest reflection of what being a kid around that age feels like.’ – Jon Watts

‘When a person finally has the courage to say, ‘This is who I am,’ and society is not there to welcome them with open arms, it is so tragic.’ – Sarah McBride

‘We must stand up and fight for an America that welcomes young doers and dreamers instead of categorically denying entry to so many simply based on their religion or country of origin.’ – Reshma Saujani

‘I loathe categorization. I cherish my independence, and I treasure chivalry. I live just fine with ambiguity, and I welcome a good quarrel about all things designed or grown – except for when men misnomer ‘confident’ with ‘poised’ and ‘passionate’ with ‘feisty.’ I work hard.’ – Neri Oxman

‘Texans know how to make people feel welcome.’ – Joanna Gaines

‘It can be very challenging to be what you can’t see. Think about it in the physical world. You walk into a room, and no one looks like you. Can you relate to them? Do you feel welcome? Let’s stop talking about how men dominate the technology industry and instead focus on the women who are killing it.’ – Caroline Ghosn

‘As I have always said, the ACA is not without flaws, and I welcome the opportunity to improve the law to make healthcare more affordable and ensure every American has quality health insurance.’ – Seth Moulton

‘Suppose a part of Britain or a part of America was taken away and given to the Jews as Israel. Do you think the Americans are going to sit quietly and say ‘Welcome,’ and all that? They won’t.’ – Mahathir Mohamad

‘The Chinese are welcome to invest in industries in Malaysia. But just as we would not welcome mass immigration of Indians or Pakistanis or Europeans or Africans into Malaysia, we have to adopt the same stance on Chinese immigration into Malaysia.’ – Mahathir Mohamad

‘I thought the message of the artist was more important than the writing style. I tried to be clear; I wanted everyone to be welcome. I think some of the more serious writers wrote to a more elite audience than that. They’re the ones who were defining the seriousness of rock n’ roll.’ – Robert Hilburn

‘It’s not hard to figure out when you’re not welcome.’ – Noelle Stevenson

‘If the Trump White House and their allies in the media want to have this conversation about decency, I welcome them to the table to talk about it. But there’s a bunch of stuff that they need to get caught up on before we get to a comedian at the White House dinner.’ – Jake Tapper

‘New York really does know how to welcome you through its gates – if they decide that’s what they want to do.’ – Jamie Parker

‘Of course I welcome all the normalization of monetary policy. I think monetary policy should be normal.’ – Elvira Nabiullina

‘On Etsy, you can’t resell new goods you weren’t involved in making, whereas on eBay and Amazon, that is more than welcome – everything from dishwashers to XBoxes, curling irons, espresso machines, and metal detectors.’ – Caterina Fake

‘We welcome Donald Trump at ‘Hamilton,’ absolutely.’ – Brandon Victor Dixon

‘Feminism is being broken open, to welcome more people than just white women of a certain class.’ – Phoebe Robinson

‘My husband and I have very similar desires when we’re entertaining. We want everybody to feel comfortable and welcome, to know they can kick off their shoes and be able to come right in.’ – Tiffani Thiessen

‘Any team member, any community member wants and needs to know they count, that they’re welcome, and that they’re important.’ – Christina Tosi

‘I welcome a scrutiny of my entire record.’ – Robert Wilkie

‘Kevin Durant would be welcome back in Oklahoma any time he’s willing to come, and I want to be the first one he calls. He took care of the victims of our tornadoes. He took care of families. Took care of little kids. So, he has a heart, and he’s not a bad ballplayer.’ – Jim Inhofe

‘Irrespective of our foreign policies, for decades, other nations and peoples could see, in the United States, a strong democracy that could maintain social cohesion, welcome immigrants of all backgrounds, and count on stable institutions.’ – Ben Rhodes

‘One of the things I pride myself on is that my fan base is progressive, but I don’t shy away from people who think differently from me. I welcome productive conversations, but it’s important for me to not hide where I stand.’ – Natasha Rothwell

‘Rock evolved out of rebellion, so when you turn on the Billboard Awards or something like the Grammys, and there’s no rock on there, that’s a good sign – because that means that rock is not welcome inside of a pop format.’ – Ann Wilson

‘At times, you’re welcome, depending on what’s being cast. ‘Dances with Wolves’ – they wanted authentic-looking Indians in the film, and so they got it. The same was true with ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ and ‘Geronimo.” – Wes Studi

‘You may have heard the saying, ‘When you’re in love, smoke gets in your eyes.’ Well when you’re talking, smoke gets in your eyes and ears. Once you’re on a roll, it’s very easy to not notice that you’ve worn out your welcome.’ – Mark Goulston

‘One day, I hope that I can come to Sandhill, and there’s a huge sign that says, ‘Welcome to Sandhill, Home to Tori Bowie.” – Tori Bowie

‘Everyone is welcome in drag. Everyone is important and valuable.’ – Sasha Velour

‘We are making music for the human race, and even beings from other galaxies are welcome to vibe with us.’ – J Balvin

‘I would definitely welcome lighter material, but I like to be where the truth lies.’ – Regina King

‘Fashion gave me the platform that has made this transition from fashion to Hollywood, from East Coast to West Coast. Fashion gave me the platform that has made this easier than it is for a lot of other people. And I will always count fashion as the industry that was first to welcome me and embrace what I could do.’ – Hari Nef

‘In the normal world, the residents of Scream Street would not be welcome – they would be seen as freaks and ghouls, so it wouldn’t be OK for them to be there. Scream Street is a haven for them; it’s their own little place where they can be safe.’ – Debra Stephenson

‘Whether or not you welcome it, moving house requires you to make choices about the past as you move into the future. What of all of your bits of stuff is truly valued? What should be left behind?’ – Julia Gillard

‘People ask me about Orlando Salido. My answer is that I fight for Top Rank and will take on who they schedule for me. But I would like to welcome Salido to Lomachenko University in the ring some day.’ – Vasyl Lomachenko

‘That’s part of the deal. You’re going to be criticized. I always welcomed that. Not everyone believes what I believe. And I welcome the criticism, not because I like it, but because it means they’re watching you. It presents an opportunity to share your message and share your faith.’ – Kurt Warner

‘I knew that I was just one of those actors who came to Mumbai to achieve their dreams. I knew that nobody would welcome me with open arms and auditions were the only way to get a chance.’ – Rajkummar Rao

‘My tradition, as an adult, is to have an open-door policy on Thanksgiving. I always host, and I welcome absolutely anyone into my home. I think it’s really special. If people are going through hard times or not getting along well with their family, they flock to my house. And I’ll have my tree up!’ – Gena Lee Nolin

‘I try not to destabilise myself. People talk a lot, but they also say some positive things, and I try to welcome those messages because they encourage me, and it is what I am looking for.’ – Radamel Falcao

‘I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I’m more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.’ – Luke Rockhold

‘Our house was a place where you were welcome to make an idiot out of yourself. Silliness was valued. My dad worked with foster kids in the foster care system, and I think silliness was a way for him to leaven things up.’ – Ty Burrell

‘After spending eight years in Manchester, I received a very warm welcome to Turin. The people are very easy-going, in contrast to other parts of Italy such as Rome or Naples, where passions run much higher.’ – Carlos Tevez

‘I have nothing but positive things to say for anyone who wants to come to the WWE because it is not an easy place to get into and not an easy place to get through, so if you feel like you can make it here and get through, I say welcome.’ – Nia Jax

‘Even companies like Baidu and Google, which have amazing AI teams, cannot do all the work needed to get us to an AI-powered society. I thought the best way to get us there would be creating courses to welcome more people to deep learning.’ – Andrew Ng

‘I think it’s a known fact that Joel and I have always loved Australia since we started coming here 13 or 14 years ago. Everyone knows we love it here. Our only concern is will we wear our welcome out?’ – Benji Madden

‘I would welcome a Mike Tyson fight with open arms.’ – Tommy Morrison

‘The catechism says rich nations should welcome strangers within the limits of the possible. In Italy, we have reached the limits of the possible.’ – Matteo Salvini

‘If Macron thinks there is no immigration crisis in Italy, he should open his doors to the 9,000 migrants France agreed to welcome from Italy in accordance with signed European agreements.’ – Matteo Salvini

‘There is a lot more opportunity now, and I welcome all the conversations we are having about diversity, about women and about class… I come from a very working-class background, and I think the class thing is still probably more tricky.’ – Sophie Okonedo

‘I welcome people into my life. If they are genuine, they will stay, and if not, they might just leave. Hypothetically speaking, that’s their loss. I keep it moving.’ – Nora Fatehi

‘The numbers that we can welcome to our own countries are relatively small in comparison to the millions that have been displaced, but it’s vital because it sets an example.’ – Ed Miliband

‘At first, I was overwhelmed at moving up to international level, but the England lads are top class at making you feel welcome.’ – Peter Crouch

‘From being in a film and shooting to just being in a studio with my guitar and musicians was a welcome change.’ – Farhan Akhtar

‘I hate the idea of people nicking my stuff, but in all honesty, I’m pretty well off. If a genuinely desperate man on his last gasp nicks my coat from the pub on a freezing night, well, he’s welcome to it. It’ll change his life. Mine’s only inconvenienced by having to buy another one.’ – James May

‘I would welcome sitting for a year. Being able to experience what the NFL is like, settling into a new city. You get a house situated, there’s marketing, there’s stuff going on you’re not used to. Being able to have a year to learn the offense, learn the speed of the game, and coming out in Year 2, you could focus all on football.’ – Josh Allen

‘The Conservative party believes Canada is stronger for being able to welcome people from all over the world.’ – Andrew Scheer

‘The Conservative party under my leadership will continue to be an inclusive, welcoming party that welcomes not only immigrants but also refugees and ensures that Canada plays its role in welcoming people from difficult situations.’ – Andrew Scheer

‘Here in Minnesota, we don’t only welcome immigrants; we send them to Washington.’ – Ilhan Omar

‘In just my own neighborhood, you can’t go one block without seeing a sign that says, you know, ‘Everyone’s welcome here,’ ‘Refugees are welcome here.’ I love my Muslim neighbors, and so there is truly this spirit of generosity and compassion and openness that still exists.’ – Ilhan Omar

‘I never felt welcome in the heteronormative groups.’ – Michelle Visage

‘Before ‘Grease,’ John Travolta was a big star from ‘Welcome Back Kotter’… but that’s not where I met him. I met him at unemployment when we first moved to California.’ – Didi Conn

‘I am too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel, day after day, helplessly and in silence.’ – W. S. Merwin

‘I really like Manchester City. They have put everything into trying to sign me so that I can be there and that is welcome.’ – Jesus Navas

‘I welcome Microsoft having a store on Windows; what I’ve always resisted was a push to close down Windows to competing stores.’ – Tim Sweeney

‘Optimists don’t mind if you eavesdrop on them. They welcome it, in fact, because it helps them spread their fiendish gospel.’ – Florence King

‘The role has to excite me as an actor. It is like a train journey: you know where you have to reach, and all things that happen in between are like stations that come and go. Of course, there are films like ‘Welcome,’ which I did only for money.’ – Nana Patekar

”Welcome to Atlanta’ was a song I wanted to do on my first album. The idea was for me and Outkast to do it, but I could never come up with a beat for us to do it. Outkast beats and my beats were very different.’ – Jermaine Dupri

‘Of course, the E.U. were never going to welcome Brexit. Some sour grapes were inevitable. That’s why we worked hard to leave on positive terms, extending the arm of friendship.’ – Dominic Raab

‘I’ve been asked whether knowing Spanish and being Hispanic myself is a positive in getting Hispanic voters, and I don’t believe it is. I think Hispanics look for a friend; they look for someone who understands, whose willing to relate, to hear their issues and welcome them to the party and to their campaigns.’ – George P. Bush

‘We should be a nation that welcomes immigrants, keeps families together, and ensures that everyone gets a fair day in court.’ – Diane Guerrero

‘Have you ever been called an Islamist? How about a jihadist or a terrorist? Extremist, maybe? Welcome to my world. It’s pretty depressing.’ – Mehdi Hasan

‘Being a single has different challenges, and being a tag team has different challenges. I welcome them both.’ – Cesaro

‘I would like ‘Frost’ to go on forever, but you don’t want people in the press hammering you, saying you’ve outstayed your welcome or that it’s not believable anymore.’ – David Jason

‘I love Hyderabad. People here always given me a warm welcome.’ – Jackie Shroff

‘Our artistes should be allowed to go to Pakistan just as we welcome their artistes.’ – Soni Razdan

‘Being half Kashmiri, it’s always special for me to shoot in the valley and to be there with the locals. They are all very warm people who are very hospitable and genteel and always welcome everyone with an open heart.’ – Soni Razdan

‘Oh my God, Guns N’ Roses – it’s like, jeez, that’s what made me move out to Los Angeles. ‘Welcome to the Jungle,’ you know – it’s been a huge inspiration for me.’ – John 5

‘Players like Didier Drogba, going to watch him play and seeing him off the pitch as well, I got to see how he was with the players and the youngsters. Growing up, he was a good idol. He’s a bubbly, funny character. He likes to make people feel welcome. You need those kind of people, wherever you are.’ – Tammy Abraham

‘Obama’s openness is a welcome change from his predecessor, who went all the way to the Supreme Court to hide the RSVP list for a single policy meeting. And transparency is intrinsically good, since in a democracy, very little government activity is legitimately secret.’ – Ari Melber

‘To be honest, I knew pretty much nothing about Watford as a town or a club. But I feel so comfortable – the players, the staff, the board, and the fans have made me so welcome.’ – Richarlison

‘I compete with the ‘Welcome To Las Vegas’ sign for the number one non-gaming tourist attraction in Las Vegas. I get more visitors than the Hoover Dam.’ – Rick Harrison

‘It’s in my blood to welcome all possible challenges. So something that makes me step out of my comfort zone is what I love doing.’ – Nikita Dutta

‘I will absolutely admit that the feel and smell of sea spray and wind on my face will be very welcome. I will be happy to come back to Earth, our beautiful planet, when it is time.’ – Sunita Williams

‘#MeToo is a welcome change, and I would encourage women to call out sexual harassment issues in their workplaces.’ – Anirudh Ravichander

‘I welcome comments. I think criticism can be very constructive and can help further. I mean, there’s no perfect perfection anywhere. There’s no perfect picture.’ – Julie Payette

‘We should continue all the time to look out for those who have less, to stand for those who can’t, to reach out across differences, to use our land intelligently, to open our borders and welcome those who seek harbour, and never, ever cease to be curious, ask questions, and to explore and search.’ – Julie Payette

‘If you want to come to this country, the American people are the greatest people on earth and will welcome you with open arms.’ – Fabio Lanzoni

‘I welcome the powers of the unknown.’ – King Diamond

‘One of the things that is great about this country is that we’re a meritocracy. Aspirational, hard-working people who want to come here – and who have the talent and skills to contribute to our economy and society – are very welcome.’ – Priti Patel

‘I want to make it very-very clear that Indian students are warmly welcome to U.K.’ – Jo Johnson

‘I take it hard whenever anything happens that makes, I guess, queer people feel less safe and less welcome in the world.’ – Ezra Furman

‘I welcome criticism. I come from a – I wouldn’t say mean, but you’ve got to have tough skin to be in my family.’ – Saweetie

‘Some people welcome the flexibility of a zero-hours contract. But their growth is symptomatic of a wider issue – increasing job insecurity and falling living standards in David Cameron’s Britain.’ – Chuka Umunna

‘It’s no secret that women’s cricket needs India performing on the global stage, and any male support is welcome – with key voices like Sachin Tendulkar stating that women’s cricket is critical to the future of our game, hopefully people will listen.’ – Isa Guha

‘When I was training before I was even signed, I was listening to the Damian Marley CD ‘Welcome to Jamrock,’ and I got the idea one day in promo class to cut a promo in a Jamaican accent and everybody in the class went wild. That was the character I played from that point on and it kind of stuck until it didn’t.’ – Kofi Kingston

‘My mum said: ‘Germany is our second home’ and it’s true. Germany gave us their open hands. I don’t know which country could have done that, at that time, to welcome refugees from Bosnia.’ – Dejan Lovren

‘It felt like home to be working with so many powerful women – Lizzo, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu. I felt so welcome and loved.’ – Trace Lysette

‘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.’ – Alex de Minaur

‘When I finish my first draft I usually narrate it to some trusted friends who can give me feedback. All criticism is welcome.’ – Sriram Raghavan

‘I welcome someone who is willing to march to the beat of his own drum – to hell with the haters.’ – Ariel Helwani

‘That’s the NFL: Not For Long. First year’s a welcome year. Second it’s, What are you going to do? Third year’s like, Well, you didn’t do much last year; give us something or you’re going. That’s the way it is. They’ll trade you or they’ll cut you.’ – Donovan McNabb

‘I welcome the Independent Group as it is committed to saving the country from a catastrophic hard Brexit.’ – Gina Miller

‘People say, ‘I’m tired of thinking about race, it’s a drag.’ Yeah, well, welcome to my life! I don’t care who you are. We have the time and the headspace for this stuff. The least you can do is take a moment.’ – Rhiannon Giddens

‘Well, when Joe Biden is president you will no longer see this separation of families along the border. We welcome these families to enter into the United States.’ – Jill Biden

‘I’m always travelling and spend a lot of time in airports so I know what it feels like to get a personal welcome home. I wish I got more of them.’ – Ben Eine

‘My job is to be the bench coach with the Rays and help this team succeed. If another opportunity arises, I’d welcome the opportunity.’ – Dave Martinez

‘I don’t think we are trying too hard. WE is inclusive from the beginning. That’s the whole point. We’ve always been, ‘everyone is welcome.’ There is no velvet rope, no barrier to entry.’ – Miguel McKelvey

‘When I check in at the Encore, they’re like, ‘Welcome back, sir.’ I’m back home, it’s like my second home.’ – Lil Jon

‘When I hear President Trump suggest policy ideas that run counter to American ideals, I speak out. In the same vein, when my constituents disagree with me, I welcome and champion their right to speak out.’ – Ted Lieu

‘As if we didn’t have enough fabulous actresses, it’s a thrill to be joined by Wales’s finest, Eve Myles. Having worked together on ‘Torchwood,’ it’s a joy to be able to welcome her to ‘Broadchurch.” – Chris Chibnall

‘As a trans person, I don’t feel welcome in most public spaces. Especially now with Trump, I don’t feel faith or recognize that we’re protected by the government or administration.’ – Laura Jane Grace

‘If I happen to be the only Jewish Republican, and I am as a result able to advocate for a stronger, more consistent foreign policy that helps keep my constituents safe and helps protect the freedoms and liberties of my nation, then I welcome that.’ – Lee Zeldin

‘You want to spend more of the money you earn? You want to control your own healthcare, and you want to pick where your kid goes to school? Then, welcome to the new Republican party. That’s us.’ – Dan Bongino

‘Family helps you make clearer choices about things. Your priorities become clearer. Your obligations become clearer, and that is something I welcome.’ – Bill Bailey

‘When we first went to L.A., Howard Koch, who was the head of Paramount Pictures and later President of the Oscars, threw a welcome lunch for us at his house. There were all these stars there – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lucille Ball, Natalie Wood, Henry Mancini.’ – Dave Clark

‘I think living in the U.S. it has given me an outsider’s perspective on South Africa, and something that makes South Africans shine is our warm heartedness, and how we welcome and accept everyone, we are truly a nation of community, who embraces diversity.’ – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

‘To feel like someone is excluded is something I’m very sensitive about. I’d never want any human being to feel that they are not welcome because of a certain thing, whether it’s religion, sexual orientation, their sex or their skin colour.’ – Motsi Mabuse

‘All are welcome in sport.’ – Didier Deschamps

‘People who cling rigidly to gender binaries are more than welcome to. But for a lot of young people, we’re seeing that our gender roles don’t have to be dictated by a set of rules made by society. We can do whatever feels natural to us.’ – Courtney Act

‘I think Putin’s popularity was genuine when he first came to power. He was seen as a welcome relief from the Yeltsin era.’ – Masha Gessen

‘There’s a new holiday tradition in my life, and it comes with an open door policy. Starting at 11 a.m. on Christmas Day, friends, family, whoever, is welcome to swing on through my place – I’ll be cooking and drinking from morning till night.’ – Brad Leone

‘When Corbyn was elected, I found there was a lot to welcome there.’ – Steve Hilton

‘Nonbelievers may welcome the collapse in British religiosity, but the decline in church attendance has meant that the chance to chat each week with other people has vanished.’ – Owen Jones

‘Being a harsh, dirty comic, the last person on earth I ever expected to help my career was Jay Leno. I had always thought of performing on ‘The Tonight Show’ as an unachievable goal, because I bought into the myth that only squeaky clean, family-friendly material would be welcome there.’ – Jim Norton

‘If we want to be the big-tent party, if we want to be the party that is seen as the party that really stands up for the working class, we have to welcome people in and not just believe a certain way.’ – Nina Turner

‘In a democracy, a person’s vote is their voice. For much of our history, however, not everyone’s voice was welcome at the voting booth.’ – Nina Turner

‘I welcome pressure.’ – Teddy Bridgewater

‘There is pressure on me, but I welcome it.’ – Jose Calderon

‘We’re trendsetters, first to welcome brilliant inventions into our lives, from the microwave meal to Instagram. Britain is a nation of Uber-riding, Deliveroo-eating, Airbnb-ing freedom fighters.’ – Liz Truss

‘Watching my mother welcome guests in Virginia, where I was raised, taught me that if someone is invited to your home, it is your duty to make them feel welcome and comfortable at all times.’ – Tinsley Mortimer

‘A beautiful soap left in the guest bathroom, some fresh flowers by the bed, or a small gift of chocolates in their room will make anyone feel welcome.’ – Tinsley Mortimer

‘A good host will point out food, snacks, and drinks that you’re welcome to help yourself to, but if they don’t, do not ask what is available. It sounds greedy.’ – Tinsley Mortimer

‘A lot of times, people get Christianity and religion messed up, because your faith should be something personal in a relationship and it’s not to judge others or say, ‘Christianity is something you welcome others into.’ It should be a place where people feel safe and welcomed… and not to feel judged or shamed.’ – Hannah Brown

‘My first day of ‘This Morning’ was pretty wow, and I think that was just because it was a big huge deal for me. I’d always said ‘This Morning’ was my dream job so to actually get it and actually be standing there and saying ‘Hello, welcome to ‘This Morning’… ‘ that was a big moment.’ – Holly Willoughby

‘We share common values as San Franciscans: we help each other; we welcome newcomers; we innovate and learn; we focus on facts; we work together; and we find creative solutions.’ – London Breed

‘The abolition of the double sanction for a foul in the box is a welcome change. There are times that you cannot help but stop your opponent in the box, with your momentum forcing you to make a challenge. Fouls can’t be avoided in that situation but your intention was fair.’ – Philipp Lahm

‘In my village, Kharkara, 20 km from Rohtak, I would work in our fields of sugarcane, wheat and paddy while dreaming of the day I would join the army, and receive a hero’s welcome every time I came home on leave. In our part of the world, a soldier is a star.’ – Jaideep Ahlawat

‘I get frustrated by the way camp is portrayed sometimes. Camp, for me, is a nice ‘everyone is welcome’ kind of thing rather than an ‘ooh, what’s she wearing’ kind of thing.’ – Joe Lycett

‘I just welcome all the support. And take all the help you can get.’ – Manila Luzon

‘I think Londoners welcome a spectacular event.’ – Munira Mirza

‘Poland is a big European country. I believe it is an interesting partner where the United States and the U.S. business is very much welcome.’ – Andrzej Duda

‘I’ll welcome any competitor, no problem.’ – Tan Cheng Bock

‘I feel like I am very welcome at TIFF and I think it’s because I’m Canadian and I’ve been there a bunch of times.’ – Emily Hampshire

‘Shyam Benegal’s ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur,’ ‘Luck’ and, of course, ‘Raavan’ changed things for me.’ – Ravi Kishan

‘Trump fans convinced of his strategic genius are welcome to their view, but they’re wrong.’ – Rick Wilson

‘All the great players are welcome in Paris.’ – Thiago Silva

‘Our Japanese fans don’t speak English primary. They’ll translate a sentence before coming and say something like, ‘Thank you for coming to our country.’ It’s like, you’re welcome. Thanks for coming to our show!’ – Chrissy Costanza

‘The United States welcomes China’s commitment to engage in arms control negotiations.’ – Morgan Ortagus

‘I definitely don’t welcome takeover interests.’ – Ted Waitt

‘If you intend to use our beautiful city to cause mayhem, disturb the peace, create fear and commit violence, you are not welcome here.’ – Ted Wheeler

‘I’ve always been of the view that two-term presidency rule is a pretty good one and CEOs shouldn’t overstay their welcome.’ – Dido Harding

‘Crumpets for me are the quintessence of a British afternoon tea, the ideal winter warmer that would welcome me home from school.’ – Rachel Khoo

‘I’m enjoying myself at Celtic, I really like it here. I think it’s a great club with great team-mates who have made me feel welcome.’ – Oliver Burke

‘I’m proud to welcome the attendees of March for Life 2019, especially those Hoosiers who made the trek to Washington to show their conviction for defending the rights of the unborn. Your passion is inspiring and your advocacy makes a real difference in lives and laws every day.’ – Mike Braun

‘We stood up and said that we welcome everyone, and that everyone deserves a shot to succeed.’ – Sharice Davids

‘In Shyam Benegal’s ‘Welcome To Sajjanpur,’ I’m an illiterate village girl.’ – Amrita Rao

”Welcome…’ was a challenging role for me. Be it the look or the dialect, every bit of it was new and exciting.’ – Amrita Rao

‘I was born in the Eighties, and at that time the idea of having a mixed-race child wasn’t welcome. Then I was also an unusual mix nobody was used to seeing. So people weren’t very accepting of me in the beginning, but later that changed.’ – Masaba Gupta

‘In football there are lots of origins, cultures, religions and no one feels left out. We all play together and we are all friends. Supporters see that and feel part of the same family, especially in England where you feel very welcome.’ – Nicolas Anelka

‘The public disclosure of assets by judges, though a welcome first step, is certainly not the end all of the serious problem of judicial accountability or the lack of it.’ – Prashant Bhushan

‘Cats are so easy. I would definitely welcome more cats into the Stern household.’ – Beth Ostrosky Stern

‘We should make it very clear to Saudi Aramco and others who want to list in London that they are very welcome but we aren’t going to overly amend the rules just for one particular listing.’ – Nicky Morgan

‘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.’ – Sara Gideon

‘And the beauty, me being a dance ambassador, is – what I find a lot of pride in is how inclusive dance is and that it doesn’t judge based on any of the past. It kind of just wholeheartedly welcomes people in.’ – Valentin Chmerkovskiy

‘I always knew that transgenders are allowed to join Miss Universe and win Miss Universe. So they’re welcome to join.’ – Pia Wurtzbach

‘Expanding Stand Your Ground sends a clear message to communities of color: We are not welcome or safe in Florida.’ – Lucy McBath

‘In Britain, politicians who openly discuss their spirituality are about as welcome as Jehovah’ s Witnesses on the doorstep, and the British associate the mixture of politics and religion as a heady cocktail best reserved for the mass irrationality of Northern Ireland, Iran, Kashmir, and the Middle East.’ – Gavin Esler

‘The crowd at Download Festival always welcomes us with a lot of energy so I can’t wait to perform there again!’ – Suzuka Nakamoto

‘Any government that likes to call themselves democratic should welcome Snowden and allow him to live in their country.’ – Pavel Durov

‘I have always enjoyed my time coming to India. It is a country where I have always felt welcome and I don’t mind the spices, I can deal with it.’ – Michael Clarke

‘There’s only so much you can talk about football. Anytime you can get into a conversation that’s not political, it’s a welcome change.’ – Stephen Gostkowski

‘When you decorate with neon beer lights, it’s hard to create a class divide. So, the dive bar is an institution that welcomes every kind of person.’ – Sean Evans

‘I had just come off a win in Invicta, then a couple of days later, Dana called to welcome me to UFC and tell me this was how they were introducing a whole new weight class. My mind was blown.’ – Tecia Torres

‘During the lockdown, I saw many videos on social media which showed how COVID survivors were being attacked, doctors were being mistreated while they returned home, police officers were not welcome anywhere, I realized how disheartening it was!’ – Mimi Chakraborty

‘A trophy is always welcome, especially after many years without one.’ – Ryan Mason

‘Our films are now portraying the real woman of today, and thankfully, female characters are pretty close to reality. This is a welcome change, and I think it is a reflection of our society.’ – Supriya Pathak

‘I was like, ‘Welcome to the world of soap operas! Clothes off and in the bed!’ I thought that’s how it was going to become every day Everything just moved so fast so I really wasn’t seasoned to that.’ – Greg Vaughan

‘The British establishment sold its soul long ago and welcomes any foreign villain, crook and gangster that has dirty money to invest in the UK, buying luxury homes to fuel the upward spiral of house prices.’ – Gerard Batten

‘I welcome the responsibility of being a key player. I want to put on a show every week. I want to be a leader.’ – Jonjo Shelvey

‘Bill O’Reilly’s firing is a welcome step by Fox News and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, by a new generation of leadership trying to modernize the country’s conservative media flagship and change its culture. But it is just a step.’ – Margaret Hoover

‘I’m going to write music that’s appropriate to my age. And if younger people want to come along with me, they’re welcome to.’ – Mick Hucknall

‘I’d like to welcome everyone, everywhere to come to West Virginia and experience all the freedom and beauty our state has to offer.’ – Jim Justice

‘We welcome and encourage motorcycle riders from all over the country to come visit and stay in West Virginia while riding on our scenic roads.’ – Jim Justice

‘I do not agree with many of the views that have been expressed by our MPs, but they are of course welcome to express them – and everyone knows that is the Green Party ethos.’ – Annamie Paul

‘I always think the Democratic Party is and should be a broad tent that welcomes people from all political issues.’ – Michael Capuano

‘I welcome life’s challenges and will do my best to rise to the occasion every time.’ – Cynthia Bailey

‘I was made welcome in New Jersey. They were excited to have me. They told me they expected me to have bad games, and they expected me to have good games. That allowed me to gain confidence and continue to get better.’ – Shawn Bradley

‘If I pull in a fish I have no intention of eating, I release him immediately or give it away. If he’s swallowed the hook and you know the fish is going to die, rather than leave him to the sharks you should bring him in for the vitamin content. Aquariums welcome fish for feeding the dolphins and whales.’ – Van Heflin

‘While it might be aspirational, especially for freedom-loving people like me, to believe that America – the greatest and freest nation of all time – should welcome all those who wish to enter so that they might enjoy the gifts of this land, it simply isn’t pragmatic.’ – Charlie Kirk

‘Discrimination isn’t welcome in Louisiana, but as is the case often, folks running for office seem to forget that we have an obligation to protect all of our citizens.’ – John Bel Edwards

‘Coaching in Major League Soccer and living in Atlanta has been a wonderful experience and a welcome new challenge.’ – Frank de Boer

‘A gay bar is absolutely a sanctuary and a safe house. It’s the place where you feel welcome.’ – Bob the Drag Queen

‘As a base runner myself, the moment I reached second base I began to fantasize about the potential contact at the plate. Every time I met a catcher in front of the plate throughout my career, the response I received from my teammates when returning to the dugout was a true hero’s welcome.’ – Gabe Kapler

‘Welcome to your reality check – social media is not your friend, your friends are your ‘friends’; invest in them, trust me.’ – Shweta Bachchan Nanda

‘It’s a competitive fire underneath me that welcomes the spotlight, welcomes those big moments.’ – Patty Mills

‘We’re ready to be a Boston that doesn’t push people out, but welcomes all who call our city home.’ – Michelle Wu

‘You know, many actors when they get older are afraid to be around young people, but I welcome their views.’ – Agnes Moorehead

‘We have to always think of different ways to make the show fresh for us, so that we’re still having fun. That’s always a challenge and we welcome it every season.’ – Joe Gatto

‘There are two basic things that people who are creating great companies want while simultaneously creating thriving communities: They don’t want to be taxed any more than they have to, because they often know that that money is not being spent effectively. And secondly, they want to feel welcome.’ – Francis X. Suarez

‘COVID is apparently the political tool to stop all of America, but yet if you’re an illegal alien coming into America, you’re welcome in with open arms and given every opportunity.’ – Marjorie Taylor Greene

‘Welcome to the decline of America where, in six short decades, we have gone from aspiring to judge a man by the content of his character to aspiring that every reporter look just like politicians they cover.’ – Will Cain

‘Eileen Gu, I think, has had to sacrifice her American passport. So welcome to China. I hope stardom and the riches that you have earned through betraying America are all worth it, because you have definitely sold out.’ – Will Cain

‘The world of fine dining can be frightening, if it’s not what you grew up in. I think when the doors are just thrown open, and you’re given the confidence to step into that world without any barriers at all, and you’re made to feel very welcome in it, that you belong, then it’s no longer as frightening.’ – Monica Galetti

‘Once I changed my perspective and changed my heart, I started getting a warmer welcome.’ – Greg Hardy

‘We don’t just welcome immigrants in Boston, we help them thrive.’ – Marty Walsh

‘Welcome To Karachi’ lets me try finer comedy.’ – Jackky Bhagnani

‘I welcome good faith, vigorous debate on all issues.’ – Jake Auchincloss

‘So many of those American forces who are in Europe, part of their mission set has been to work with those NATO allies in helping them process refugees and ensure they are domiciled appropriately, and of course we can welcome them ourselves here in the United States, which we should.’ – Jake Auchincloss

‘I worked in ‘Dashavataram,’ ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’ and ‘Welcome’ but none talked about my acting.’ – Mallika Sherawat

‘The role I did in ‘Welcome’ was small but still people love and remember it and it feels great.’ – Mallika Sherawat

‘As far as takedowns come, I welcome them.’ – James Toney

‘Japan welcomes the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework – IPEF – by President Biden, and will participate and cooperate in this initiative.’ – Fumio Kishida

‘I will always consider myself a New England Patriot. So, if I can serve in the role of a coach, administrator on the staff, that’s something that I would welcome with open arms. We’ll see.’ – Matthew Slater

‘Lampard would be really welcome in Barcelona, every good player is welcome here.’ – Deco

‘I like to get pretty specific with a character. Not only behavior, but emotional. I go really deep into emotions and get as emotional as a performer as possible. I welcome it.’ – Heidi Gardner

‘I’m loving Birmingham to be fair. It’s obviously different coming from London but everyone’s made me feel welcome and I’ve settled in quickly.’ – Ollie Watkins

‘Gone are the days when Alice Cooper stunned audiences with the over-the-top theatrics of his ‘Welcome to My Nightmare’ tour or when Kiss’ massive black platform boots and flash pods seemed fresh and dangerous.’ – Jackie Fuchs

‘At Juve, it’s not so much about competition between a young player and a top player, but more about competition between two professional footballers. You can see why they’re such a top club. I’ve been given a great welcome here.’ – Kingsley Coman

‘My advice on a big move? Let the city welcome you.’ – Breanna Stewart

‘We’ve been scorned, exposed, I mean, I don’t even know what word to use. But we’re persona non grata in the gay community in New York City. I’m not welcome because I don’t think like them… they think that I’m a self-hating homophobe.’ – George Santos

‘The medical device tax has overstayed its welcome. Too many jobs have been lost and too much innovation has been stifled due to this tax, which disproportionately impacts Minnesota.’ – Dean Phillips

‘My music really is universal and welcomes everybody.’ – Maisie Peters

‘It is good to welcome new players, they need to feel welcomed when they arrive and it is good for the team.’ – Victor Wanyama

‘When I was growing up there were plenty of boys’ teams around. But the problem was that not many of the coaches wanted a girl playing in their teams. Some would make up an excuse by saying that their teams were full and there was no space for me. While no one told me ‘no’ to my face, it felt like I wasn’t entirely welcome.’ – Leah Williamson

‘Protect and facilitate a future, a safe future, for women and young girls to be whoever they want to be. And if they want to use sport to do that, then they need an environment that welcomes them and is safe for them to do that.’ – Leah Williamson

‘Welcome to Britain in 2020. When we march for Black Lives Matters here, the next day the far-right marches.’ – Paterson Joseph