Latino Quotes · Page 8

We have more people in jail than any other country in Earth, disproportionately Latino and African-American.

— Bernie Sanders

“The Latino community anchored me, but I didn't want it to isolate me from the full extent of what Princeton had to…

— Sonia Sotomayor

The White House is apparently pushing to create more Latino-themed landmarks. Now that's in addition to our current Latino-themed landmark, California.

— Jimmy Fallon

Being Latino means being from everywhere, and that is exactly what America is supposed to be about.

— Raquel Cepeda

The Latino population has become such a presence. We are part of the American tapestry in a very profound way, in every…

— Jimmy Smits

There's always some difference between your Latino and African-American communities. But we definitely have more similarities than differences.

— Aja Brown

My comedy has no color, it's for everybody, black, white, Latino, Asian. It's not a pro-black show, not a def jam show;…

— Bruce Bruce

I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies.

— Geraldo Rivera

I am in between. Trying to write to be understood by those who matter to me, yet also trying to push my…

— Sergio Troncoso

I do believe that in America there needs to be a primary language and that English should be that language, it's not…

— Andrew Breitbart

Too often the media assumes that "poverty" is an African American or a Latino issue. Of course, that's nonsense. While a higher…

— Sasha Abramsky

“The fact that I am writing to you in English already falsifies what I wanted to tell you. My subject: how to…

— Gustavo Pérez Firmat

Obviously there aren't enough Latino roles out there - I wish there were more of them - but there's got to be…

— Paula Garces

I think there are a lot of opportunities in the Americas that matter deeply to 45 million Latinos in this country, and…

— Tim Kaine

I am very Latino in everything I am and I do, but there's a part of me that's also something else. I'm…

— Jimmy Smits

“Young and beautiful crowds filled the myriad bars and clubs in El Poblado, in the heart of Medellín. Amid the hypnotic sound…

— Kayla Cunningham

We started an organization that's the only sub-organization of the MacArthur Foundation and we are called the Macarturos. Usually when I win…

— Sandra Cisneros

There were many generations of Latino people coming to this country, coming from difficult political or social situations in their own countries,…

— Antonio Banderas

I've just been flooded with emails of people just giving testimonies of their lives, saying exactly this. I got an email from…

— Steve Inskeep

The system functioned relatively automatically, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identities, and ideologies already seemed natural. Ninety percent of those…

— Michelle Alexander

When I hear that Jennifer Lopez is such a role model for Latinas, on the one hand I respect her for her…

— Ana Castillo

For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today's immigrants. They…

— Barack Obama

When that devil's bullet lodged itself inside the body of Martin Luther King, he had already begun an astonishing mobilization of poor,…

— June Jordan

I think it's not an easy task because there's not enough Latino writers that are being given opportunities to write things -…

— Karla Souza

Head Start's ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America's future success.

— Joe Baca

I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not…

— Gabriel Iglesias

The problem with that is there are very few Latinos, Blacks and women who will have the same experiences as a white…

— Kathryn Finney

While jobs, education, and healthcare rank among the top issues for Latino voters, immigration is a threshold issue.

— Luis Gutierrez

Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education.

— Eva Longoria

Latinos are just like everybody else. There are conservatives. There are moderates. There are liberals.

— Geraldo Rivera

I want to be known as a funny comic not just a funny Latino comic. I want to be able to go…

— Gabriel Iglesias

Making a movie about one group of people isolates the larger majority. That's what I require of the projects that I'm involved…

— George Lopez

I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz.

— Jasper Fforde

“Don't let any of 'em in the room 'til my guy gets what he needs. We'll be outta here before they get…

— Dianne Harman Author

Every ghetto you go to, Latinos and blacks are the two people that are together. We don't look at each other in…

— Fat Joe

I've made a connection with the television audience by being a proud Latino man. I am passionate for what I do, courageous…

— Geraldo Rivera

It's really sad for me that in the United States the Latino community is losing its culture and language, especially among kids…

— Romeo Santos

I feel like progress will be made in the landscape of Latino influence when we get to tell those murky, real, close-to-life…

— Tanya Saracho

I don't think anyone will ever understand the emotional stress it brings to a Latino male when they just cannot make ends…

— Ruben Gallego

So many people complain that there aren't enough Latinos on television, and yet when they are, they need support.

— Eva Longoria