Martti Ahtisaari Quotes

I've been able to look at the world differently from three continents practically. I've always lived between India and the U.S. When I married Mahmood I became a daughter-in-law of Africa. That really changed my worldview. I can see it from so many perspectives.

I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.

I've reached a point in England where you can't go much further; I would love to come to America and work with some of the interesting directors here.

My writing has been shaped by the three countries - Sri Lanka, the Philippines and England - I have lived in.

Spending years between America and Israel, I have gained a global view, and the planet is my home.

There are positives to moving around and changing companies: you put things in perspective; you can compare living and working conditions. Living in one city, you tend to take things for granted; your view is much more narrow. In Europe, a dancer can leave for a year and still keep her original contract.

When I was growing up, I don't think I knew any other child who had been out of Sri Lanka.

I don't have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.

It [being an immigrant] gave me a huge advantage. Being an immigrant is the best of both worlds. You’re programmed two different ways. You’re bringing the best from your culture—and Hispanic culture has so many great things—and mixing it with the greatest country in the world. That gives us an advantage in comparison to somebody who was born in the U.S., went to school here, and the U.S. is all they’ve seen. We’ve seen the other side.

The benefits of studying abroad are huge. You can pick up a new language, develop a love for another culture, and pick up new skills, hobbies and work experience to boost your CV.

I'd love the opportunity to continue to work in the U.S. with people I have always admired and I also want keep telling stories from where I'm from.

A lot of people are trying to get out of their home country and think 'making it' is if you're able to work in another. For me... I'd be quite content to keep doing my own little films down there for the rest of my filmmaking career.

I grew up all over the world, including countries such as Sweden, Norway, U.S.A., and Kuwait.

I love Europe even though I'm based in the U.S.

I'm an international baby. I'm happy my parents decided I should be worldwide.

I would never close the door on coaching in Mexico.

I'm a hybrid, and I kind of like that. Raised by African parents, growing up I lived between Burkina Faso and Stains, a suburb just outside of Paris. In Stains, I had all the cultures in the world on my doorstep, and that opens up your mind.

My parents always instilled in me to be a citizen of the world, so that's why I've taken to traveling and why it's such a huge part of my life.

I have always been an advocate of players and coaches going abroad if that's the right opportunity.

The United States is a great, great country, but it's not the only country, and we can learn a great deal beyond our own shores.

It's important that we elevate and primarily focus on the rights of American citizens, but it's also important that we don't forget, 95 percent of the world's population lives beyond our own borders.

When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective.

My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.

I want a really diverse range of different people under my belt. That's what I'm hoping to do with my career.

I went to a high school that taught me to be more worldly. The whole curriculum was very globally based. We learned a lot about other cultures and reflected on them.