Rico Quotes
62 Rico quotes by 36 unique authors
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I had such a great upbringing in Puerto Rico, and it was just a very normal life.
— Roselyn Sanchez
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Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.
— Dick Thornburgh
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Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express their self-determination on Puerto Rico's political status, there are some…
— Dick Thornburgh
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Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.
— Dick Thornburgh
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we left about midnight and walked down the hill in silence. the night was muggy, and all around me i felt the same pressure, a…
— Hunter S. Thompson
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(Talks about her grandmother Marjorie Finlay)"She was actually a recording star in Puerto Rico when my mom was growing up. My mom was always stuck…
— Taylor Swift
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This is your heritage,' he said, as if from this dance we could know about his own childhood, about the flavor and grit of tenement…
— Justin Torres
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I was very skinny and very lanky and kind of awkward. In Puerto Rico, everybody is a little more voluptuous, with these beautiful bodies, and…
— Joyce Giraud
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The government of Puerto Rico has every right to hold a plebiscite, to consult the people of Puerto Rico regarding their wishes. But the truth…
— Pedro Pierluisi
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After four centuries of Spanish rule, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898. Residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, and the…
— Pedro Pierluisi
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Puerto Rico loses out on billions of dollars annually because it is treated unequally under a range of federal programs, including tax credits available to…
— Pedro Pierluisi
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Puerto Rico has two divergent paths forward. After a reasonable transition period, it could become a state. Or it can become a sovereign nation.
— Pedro Pierluisi
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American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.
— Noam Chomsky
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There were a lot of kids from Puerto Rico at my high school in Florida; people always assumed I was Puerto Rican. Even now in…
— Torrey DeVitto
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Puerto Rico is the perfect meeting place between Spain, the country I come from, and America, the country where I now belong. The meeting point…
— Jose Andres Puerta
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I was actually born and raised in Puerto Rico. I was born to a single mom. She was a wonderful woman, and she taught me…
— Raul Labrador
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The Republicans are not anti-Latinos. You know, I tell the story all the time that the Tea Party is the one that has actually brought…
— Raul Labrador
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Pageants were an amazing platform that gave a little girl like me from the mountains of my beautiful Puerto Rico a chance to travel, explore…
— Joyce Giraud
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To be the first Puerto Rican to win a world title in four divisions would be an achievement. Gomez, Benitez, there have been a lot…
— Miguel Cotto
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When I was 11, I went to Puerto Rico for a month to stay with my grandmother. To see the way people lived there and…
— Andrea Navedo
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Dick Dart emerged from the ether during a flight from New York with my wife and children to Puerto Rico.
— Peter Straub
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Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have used the tools provided by their own local constitution to…
— Dick Thornburgh
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I wish I was in Puerto Rico with my mom and brother. LUcky them:) Great.
— Unknown Author
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I wish I was in Puerto rico right this second:)my dream vacation:)!!!!!!!
— Clare
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We wish to be citizens of the United States or citizens of Puerto Rico. In either case, with all the inherent rights of a natural…
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Rico Quotes
36 authors contributed a total of 62 Rico Quotes, led by these top contributors: