Harry S. Truman Quotes

I will not lie. When I first came to Manchester City, I felt lost about everything.

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.

I was quite nervous in my first week at Barcelona, but after that, I was relaxed.

I describe my years in Los Angeles as 12 years of culture shock.

My first days in London were not easy.

I have adapted well in Liverpool.

It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.

Even if you didn't come from another country, the idea of how do you make a home somewhere new is common to anyone who's either going to college, shifting towns.

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

We moved from the East coast to the town of Spokane, Washington, when I was about 13 years old, and I did not adapt very well to the, to the style of the place, and I spent most of my time in the public library.

I used to be very shy. I hated going to a new classroom and having to make new friends, meet new teachers, and adjust to a new environment.

I remember, when we moved out to Colorado, I was struggling. The mountains were so big, and I wasn't really prepared or used to it all.

When I came to Mumbai, it was very difficult. I enjoyed every bit of it, but it was so new, and life was very different - new people and new home.

I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.

Washington is a cesspool of non-accountability.

Washington is not a geographical entity, it is a state of mind.... People understand how Cleveland works. They even understand how New York City works, but they can't figure Washington out.

… lobbyist-larded Washington

You get to a new school, and you're the new guy, or you're the foreigner, or you're the guy with the funny accent. That first day at school was a whole new opportunity to create a new persona.

Whenever you get into a new environment, it's scary. You don't know the people; you're not really comfortable with the machine that the show is.

Show me a supposedly 'unfixable' problem in Washington, and I'll show you the political corruption standing in the way.

In Washington, there are jobs that have official titles: chief of staff, campaign manager, director of communications. Then there are all these vague and murky headings over people who are just special consultants or advisers. We really don't know what their gig is.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

When you go to a new country, you don't have the same facilities as you had in the one before. You adapt very quickly to the circumstances.

When I started at Boca, as well as when I got to the national team, I felt it was the top of the mountain, but they turned me around and I had to start from scratch.

When you come to a new club, it takes time to adapt.