As Jamaicans, we're very resilient and strong-willed people.

Children are resilient and strong with powerful spirits.

— Rhea Perlman

I think I showed I'm resilient, I'm strong, I can go the distance against a bigger man and still box effectively.

— Mikey Garcia

[My mother is] a half-Chinese, half-Jamaican woman, who grew up the ninth of nine kids, getting a law degree from Harvard. Academically brilliant, but…

— Harry Connick, Jr

My mother was strong-willed, demanding, and very supportive all at the same time.

— Michael Spence

I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases.

— Kreesha Turner

Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.

— Elvis Costello

Know your load. That's rule numero uno in this business, which is why I make them count the penguins out in front of me…

— Jacob M. Appel

I live in a neighborhood that's really filled with sound - there's a lot of Jamaican auto body shops, and the guys next door…

— Sxip Shirey

I wrote a short article called "Yardcore" for that issue, too, as an attempt to talk about the Jamaican influence on garage, grime and…

— Kode9

Thinking about what Jamaicans want is a bit pressuring. So I try not to think about what Jamaicans want until I get the job…

— Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or I'm Ghanaian.…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one style of…

— Jonny Greenwood

My favorite healthy foods are Jamaican chicken soup, Jamaican chicken stew peas, Jamaican brown stew chicken, plantains and banana chips.

— Sanya Richards-Ross

I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja.

— Harris Wittels

Im Jamaican, man. Im Jamaican first. You gotta understand thats where Im from. Thats home. That you can never take away from me. Im…

— Donovan Bailey