Michael Lichtenstein to Pamela Anderson, Fareed Zakaria To Ami Mesika: Immigrant Success Stories

From real-estate moguls to entertainers, America is lined with amazing success stories. As the New Year of 2014 approaches, wanted to share some of my favorite quotes as it comes to entrepreneur success stories:

·                     “Immigrant families generally come to America with many strengths, including healthy, intact families, strong work ethic and aspirations, and for many, a cohesive community of fellow immigrants from the same country of origin.” Princeton.edu

·                     “As in the past, so it may be in the future – Americans will always look to a fresh wave of immigrants who are leaner, tougher, younger and more willing to sacrifice their bodies to do the work that we can’t or won’t do.” NYTimes.com

·                     “There is simply no substitute for hard work.” Michael Lichtenstein

·                     "Here in the United States, we do a lot of talking. Foreign people talk less. They just do. Results is what pays the bills." Ola Ayeni

·                     "America has succeeded not because of the ingenuity of its government programs but because of the vigor of its society. It has thrived because it has kept itself open to the world – to goods and services, to ideas and inventions, and, above all to peoples and cultures." Fareed Zakaria

·                     “Immigrants don’t come to this country to do what they love; they come here to make money.” QuickSprout.com

·                     “Hard work never harmed anyone – working hard is good for the soul.” Ami Mesika

·                     “Grit and determination to get ahead are often what drive [immigrants] as they strive to take advantage of better economic opportunities in America.” Nancy Foner

·                     "I'm an immigrant myself. It was a tough road to come to America and work." Pamela Anderson

·                     “I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.” Zinedine Zidane

·                     “Of course, everyone in the New World is an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants, and immigrants have built America and continue to do so. Legal or illegal, they are almost universally good people who work to better their lot and that of their children.” Mark Helprin