In 1976, Rastafarians were one of the most violated, persecuted groups in Jamaica. They could be beaten within an inch of their… — Marlon James Copy Share Image
I started DJing soundclashes. I used to go to Jamaica a lot. I was like a hip-hop sound boy, where I took… — DJ Khaled Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, my mother was born in Southampton. I have roots in Southampton, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor. My grandfather, her father, Stefano Rullo,… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
When the Berlin Wall came down, my dad left to visit the U.S. He met my mom at this summer camp where… — Zazie Beetz Copy Share Image
Even in Jamaica, your own country, coming into youth cricket you need to be from an upscale high school or have a… — Chris Gayle Copy Share Image
Stuart Hall was an utterly unique figure. Although he arrived at the age of 19 from Jamaica and spent the rest of… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
I think that anybody, once we leave Jamaica, automatically, any citizen becomes an ambassador for the flag, for Jamiaca. It's a country… — Shaggy Copy Share Image
During my childhood in Cyprus, the British talked about the Cypriots as if the Cypriots were outsiders in their own country. And… — Angela Bowie Copy Share Image
In England, rain was thin and cold, and made you hunch up inside your coat, walking home from the bus stop. In… — Sadie Jones Copy Share Image
In 1881, my dad's grandparents, who were Norwegian farmers, immigrated to the United States - the same year my great grandfather from… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
The best herb I smoke in Jamaica and Africa. African - Rasclot! Them people cure it in a banana. In a banana… — Bob Marley Copy Share Image
My mother was born in Sinaloa, and she moved to Los Angeles when she was three years old. My father was born… — Alanna Ubach Copy Share Image
“The people who believe themselves superior to you will reveal themselves in how they respond to criticism from you. An opinion of… — Crystal Evans Copy Share Image
Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
My mom was born in Jamaica and has always been around a community of black people, so she encouraged me to get… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be where I am, if not for Jamaica. My formative years were here. I wouldn't have the confidence that I… — Michael Lee-Chin Copy Share Image
Jumping off that cliff in Jamaica.It was years ago. It was at this place called Rick's Cafe. Actually, it was two cliffs.… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
My father came from Germany. My mom came from Venezuela. My father's culturally German, but his father was Japanese. I was raised… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I'm from Newcastle and went to Cambridge University and I worried whether I'd fit in; I'm mixed race, so my mum grew… — Vick Hope Copy Share Image
Dancehall has always had a homophobic problem, but you go to dance parties in Jamaica, and some of the biggest dancers are… — Diplo Copy Share Image
So in Jamaica it is the aim of everybody to talk English, act English and look English. And that last specification is… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
I actually had nuggets and mostly Asian food when I was at the Olympics. But as soon as I got back to… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
Being a military child, we moved a lot and we developed different vernaculars from moving from the south, to the Midwest, and… — Joe Torry Copy Share Image
Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that… — Shereen El Feki Copy Share Image
I'm part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother's side it's more mixture, with a… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
Yesterday President Obama traveled to Jamaica, where he will meet with students and Caribbean leaders. Jamaica's such a beautiful place, Obama says… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
I write songs on a universal basis. I was born out of the earth of Jamaica which I consider to be a… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
My father describes himself as a Pole of Lithuanian descent. At Southampton University, he read aeronautical engineering and then the family moved… — Mel Giedroyc Copy Share Image
A family holiday to Jamaica in 2004 - my uncle was getting married out there, and it was the first holiday I'd… — Alesha Dixon Copy Share Image
I'm a first generation American. My mother is Italian and Russian and a lot of other things, and my father is Uruguayan.… — Sebastian Arcelus Copy Share Image
I'm a first-generation American. My mother is from Argentina. My father is from Italy. When my dad was around five or six,… — Diana Taurasi Copy Share Image
“Those who are coming from the gutters know that from time to time a piece of us will break off and float… — Crystal Evans Copy Share Image
I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I want to deal with somebody who comes from another country to the United States and has a family that comes. I… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
Production of identity is a resistance element, an aggressive element. Both a refusal and an affirmation and an assertion, and certainly, we… — Mark McMorris Copy Share Image
If you've ever been to Jamaica and experienced Fern Gully - I don't even know how many miles it is - but… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
![“I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I was given a lot. I was given two parents. That's already starting above a lot of kids. And then I was given the opportunity to play tennis and parents who supported that. I…” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/serena-williams-1589_education_i-m-proud-to-have-opened-two-schools-in_1185929.jpg)
