Jamaica Quotes · Page 4

My father came to England from India in 1957, and my mum came in 1960.

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

Jamaica actually had a pretty big influence on my life.

— Kofi Kingston

Out of all the places in the world, Jamaica is my favorite place.

— Eve

My mother was from upstate New York; she's of Irish and German descent. My father was from Ghana.

— Vic Mensa

Jamaica has a lot of foods that give you energy and strength, as well as being very nice to eat.

— Rita Marley

Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding.

— Michael Lee-Chin

I don't know where my father is from. I just don't. He's lived in so many countries.

— Mika

My mother's side of the family tree is Scotland - Edinburgh, in fact.

— Tony Adams

We're not big on irony in Jamaica, sarcasm and double-talk. We tend to say things plainly, sometimes to the point of boredom.

— Marlon James

My mom is from Jamaica, and she was going to school in the morning, and in the evening she was working, and…

— The Notorious B.I.G

I grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, as the youngest of four children and the only girl. My father died when I was…

— Ann-Marie Campbell

I'm intent on marketing Jamaica. Jamaica has the best coffee, the best sugar, the best ginger and some of the best cocoa…

— Chris Blackwell

I'm a second-generation migrant. My parents came to this country from Pakistan, just like the Windrush generation.

— Sajid Javid

I'm a huge Bob Marley fan; I remember going to Jamaica for the first time when I was a kid and I…

— Matthew Morrison

I picked a name that was a combination of an island name and a very English name. Havana was one choice and…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I love Jamaica so much. I've been there so much, and I think it would be great if we could shoot a…

— Jonathan Levine

My family is from Jamaica, it's why I don't do 'Who Do You Think You Are' because within two or three generations…

— Lenny Henry

I'm such an odd mix of things. My grandfather was Indian: I've got more family living in India than I do in…

— Sebastian Coe

We've seen many heroes from Jamaica, you know, and to be put in that class or to be looked upon on that…

— OMI

Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in…

— Mos Def

My father is from Jamaica, and as a child I spent many holidays there. I remember the weight and drenching wetness of…

— Sadie Jones

I grew up in northwest London on a council estate. My parents are Irish immigrants who came over here when they were…

— Amanda Hale

In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff…

— Damian Marley

…the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the…

— Linton Kwesi Johnson

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

— Maureen O'Hara

“Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica. nonsense”

— Edward Lear

When my mom was pregnant with me, my parents moved from France to America.

— Rostam Batmanglij

My father's parents were from Sardinia and my mother's from Barcelona.

— Eric Cantona

I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.

— Usain Bolt

My family come from Antigua, my mother was born in Saint Kitts.

— Andi Oliver

I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

— Jemaine Clement

It is good to make my comeback in Jamaica after not playing for so long.

— Fidel Edwards

In France, I am just Madame Campbell. In Jamaica, nobody uses my title.

— Lady Colin Campbell

“We knew Down South. Everyone had one. Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.”

— Jacqueline Woodson

Bob's whole life is about Africa. It is not about Jamaica.

— Rita Marley

Although Jamaica and Panama are great places to visit I could never call them home.

— Colin Jackson

Jamaica full of ghetto, but boy, I tell you: me never see it like that.

— Damian Marley

Don't you complicate your mind Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy.

— Bob Marley

Pretty much all my mother's side is Kiwi, and we have a strong Maori heritage.

— Robert Whittaker

We lived in Miami, L.A., in Barbados, Jamaica and Hawaii. You can put them all together and they don't add up to…

— Nigel Benn