Dominican Quotes

44 quotes by 34 authors

I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests… — Smedley Butler
Students may feel the criticism is harsh, but I think it's possible they haven't had criticism before. It's my job to point out when something… — Louise Wilson
Because I can't seem to escape it. It's a way for me to address and counter my questions about what it means to be human,… — Junot Diaz
The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but… — Daddy Yankee
I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it… — Pedro Martinez
The DOCF all started when I made a trip to a local hospital in the Dominican Republic. I was visiting children who had received life-saving… — David Ortiz
I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National… — Smedley Butler
It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto… — Carlos Beltran
The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything… — Timothy Radcliffe
I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there… — Michelle Rodriguez
A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin,… — John Wooden
I have never injected myself or had anyone inject me with anything. I have not broken the laws of the United States or the laws… — Sammy Sosa
Im a big fan of Caribbean food, Spanish food, Dominican food - like rice and beans. Hot sauce just adds a different layer of boom… — Theophilus London
I entered the diocesan seminary. I liked the Dominicans, and I had Dominican friends. But then I chose the Society of Jesus, which I knew… — Pope Francis
The Dominican Republic says 'We're black behind the ears.' And in Mexico, 'there's a black grandma in the closet.' They know, they've just been intermarrying… — Henry Louis Gates
For my first three books the setting (or place if you will) has always been a given - N.J. and the Dominican Republic and some… — Junot Diaz
I was neither black enough for the black kids or Dominican enough for the Dominican kids. I didn't have a safe category. — Junot Diaz
I'm just this Dominican kid from New Jersey. — Junot Diaz
I have a very powerful sense of place, but I have a very powerful sense of being a migrant, so it's both. It seems like… — Junot Diaz
I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is… — Junot Diaz

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