Writing was a political act and poetry was a cultural weapon. — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
Thinking about what Jamaicans want is a bit pressuring. So I try not to think about what Jamaicans want until I get… — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Copy Share Image
My favorite healthy foods are Jamaican chicken soup, Jamaican chicken stew peas, Jamaican brown stew chicken, plantains and banana chips. — Sanya Richards-Ross Copy Share Image
I live in a neighborhood that's really filled with sound - there's a lot of Jamaican auto body shops, and the guys… — Sxip Shirey Copy Share Image
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old. — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
[I like to cook] Shepherd's pie, which is a classic British dish. But my version reflects my Jamaican roots, because I add… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases. — Kreesha Turner Copy Share Image
There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me. — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
[My mother is] a half-Chinese, half-Jamaican woman, who grew up the ninth of nine kids, getting a law degree from Harvard. Academically… — Harry Connick, Jr Copy Share Image
I think the Jamaicans are among the most talented people on the planet; it's just that through circumstances, through poverty, they rarely… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
Back in those early days when I began my apprenticeship as a poet, I also tried to voice our anger, spirit of… — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
...a young man, Jamaican, perhaps, his head circled in a scarf with sunbleached dreadlocks on piled on top, looking like a plate… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
In hindsight I can see that my love for the arts began by watching my father and his colleagues perform on stage… — Michael Hyatt Copy Share Image
The U.K. is one of the places that has always been an advocate of my music and I spend a lot of… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
I was at a family friend's house and in true Jamaican style we celebrated with food. I relived every single emotionit was… — Tessanne Chin Copy Share Image
Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once - just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing… — Nas Copy Share Image
For performances I have my favorite go to's like Prince, Donna Summer, Vanity 6, Sheila E, but it also depends on the… — Mya Copy Share Image
Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Basically, there were three aspects of dub that influenced dubstep. The most important was playing the instrumental versions of vocal garage tracks,… — Kode9 Copy Share Image
That the language of the poetry of Jamaican music is rastafarian or biblical language cannot simply be put down to the colonizer… — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
…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 Copy Share Image
Know your load. That's rule numero uno in this business, which is why I make them count the penguins out in front… — Jacob M. Appel Copy Share Image
Africans in the United States must remember that the slave ships brought no West Indians, no Caribbeans, no Jamaicans or Trinidadians or… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
My formative years, until I was 12, was all shaped by Jamaican culture, by that economy, by the people in my family,… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
“They were both comparative mirrors of each other. It was clear to her now more than he had used her and she… — Crystal Evans Copy Share Image
My two Jamaican cousins ... were studying engineering. 'That's where the money is,' Mom advised. ... I was to be an engineering… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja. — Harris Wittels Copy Share Image
My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois. — Sean Paul Copy Share Image
I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up. — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my… — Lianne La Havas Copy Share Image
Im Jamaican, man. Im Jamaican first. You gotta understand thats where Im from. Thats home. That you can never take away from… — Donovan Bailey Copy Share Image
Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
When I lived in Jamaican I lived in Kingston, in Spanish Town, and when I go there the only place I want… — Kreesha Turner Copy Share Image
I have carried my Jamaican Flag with pride around the world to share my culture and experience with others because I seek… — Sean Paul Copy Share Image
I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
![“[I like to cook] Shepherd's pie, which is a classic British dish. But my version reflects my Jamaican roots, because I add jerk to it as well.” quote by Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/naomie-harris-7128_add_i-like-to-cook-shepherd-s-pie-which-is-a_2658362.png)
![“[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 also incredibly strong-willed and ethical. My mother was like that, my sister is, and my wife is too.” quote by Harry Connick, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/harry-connick-jr-3461_brilliant_my-mother-is-a-half-chinese-half-jamaica_191105.jpg)
