Milana Vayntrub Quotes

I think a lot of Americans forget that they are not originally from here, that somebody in their past was a refugee.

Milana Vayntrub

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• Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.

  

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• I remember when I saw 'X-Men' the first time, I was living in England as an exchange student, and my first boyfriend, who's an Englishman, made me watch the movie... He was very jealous that I liked Hugh Jackman so much.

  

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• Today, our economy is divided: fifty percent is the public economy and fifty percent is the private economy that includes small companies employing from 4 to 200 workers.

  

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• I think a lot of Americans forget that they are not originally from here, that somebody in their past was a refugee.

  

  Milana Vayntrub
  • American
  • Somebody
  • Refugee