Johnny Gargano Quotes

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.

I think it is so beneficial to English and British football when youngsters see different cultures and environments.

I grew up with all cultures in the world.

I grew up in Africa surrounded by a lot of culture. It's made me aware that the world is a big place.

I've never been in any country for more than four years, and I'm learning different languages all the time. It gives you a different attitude.

I've only ever known growing up across different countries - to me it's just fun.

I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.

I'll say this, I'm no stranger to working with a foreign cast, foreign directors, that sort of thing. I love it, because I think that when you have people from different countries, it sort of brings everyone together, it's more of a worldly film.

L.A.'s become so cosmopolitan in its casting and also in its world view.

I was a lot more cultured than the other kids in my high school. Because I traveled, I understood different cultures and had a more worldly view. Most of the people I went to high school with had never been outside of California.

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'm free to see things objectively because I don't consider myself American, and I don't consider myself British or Indian. I'm kind of an amalgam or mongrel of a lot of different places and experiences. In a lot of ways it's been a good thing for me. It's enabled me to do what I do on 'The Daily Show.'

I grew up traveling quite a bit, and I think that, because of that, my design inspiration is a mish-mash of all different places and styles.

My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music.

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.

I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, but those are the only things that make me Japanese, I've grown up reading books from all over.

I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.

I'm unique - a cosmopolitan mix.

I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people.

Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength.

The mixture of the Trinidadian people and the Indian people has caused a new culture to emerge.

I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.

Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.

I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.