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> [I am both black and Latino - there's no need to artificially barricade one from the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-am-both-black-and-latino-there-s-no-need-to-artificially-barricade/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/ritchie-torres-6334_am_i-am-both-black-and-latino-there-s-no-ne_117735.jpg)

## Other authors on Barricade

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-victor-hugo-93504.jpg) Victor Hugo 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barricade/victor-hugo/)

## More by Ritchie Torres

> [My younger self could not imagine standing on the floor of Congress as a member of Congress voting on legislation that, if enacted, would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/my-younger-self-could-not-imagine-standing-on-the-floor-of-congress/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I am both black and Latino - there's no need to artificially barricade one from the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-am-both-black-and-latino-there-s-no-need-to-artificially-barricade/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I've had to face housing insecurity and food insecurity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-ve-had-to-face-housing-insecurity-and-food-insecurity/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [Exercising dominion over Puerto Rico, as the U.S. has done for more than a century - without granting Puerto Ricans the full franchise in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/exercising-dominion-over-puerto-rico-as-the-u-s-has-done-for-more/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I don't hire ideologues or zealots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-don-t-hire-ideologues-or-zealots/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [Racial identity is chosen and given. It is as much a product of the world's perception of you as it is of your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/racial-identity-is-chosen-and-given-it-is-as-much-a-product-of-the/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I lived in public housing and had to struggle with depression and substance abuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-lived-in-public-housing-and-had-to-struggle-with-depression-and/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [With a multi-billion dollar market capitalization, crypto is here to stay. It's not going anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/with-a-multi-billion-dollar-market-capitalization-crypto-is-here-to/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I spent almost all my life in poverty, raised by a single mother who had to raise three children on minimum wage, which in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-spent-almost-all-my-life-in-poverty-raised-by-a-single-mother-who/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I'm grateful for the blessing and burden of public service; I promised my constituents that I would work my heart out for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-m-grateful-for-the-blessing-and-burden-of-public-service-i-promised/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I take an expansive view of infrastructure. For me, infrastructure is more than roads and bridges. It's about the quality of the water we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-take-an-expansive-view-of-infrastructure-for-me-infrastructure-is/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [New York City should and must embrace crypto if it is to remain the financial capital of the world. We no longer live in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/new-york-city-should-and-must-embrace-crypto-if-it-is-to-remain-the/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [I feel no shame in admitting that I take an antidepressant every day. That enables me to be a productive public servant who's risen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-feel-no-shame-in-admitting-that-i-take-an-antidepressant-every-day/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [There's a sense in which the media narrative diminishes me. I resist the temptation to fit into a preconceived narrative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/there-s-a-sense-in-which-the-media-narrative-diminishes-me-i-resist/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

> [My openness about depression is rooted in my lived experience as an LGBTQ person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/my-openness-about-depression-is-rooted-in-my-lived-experience-as-an/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

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