About Quote by Cedella Marley

My parents immigrated to this country from Jamaica with no more than a fifth-grade education.

— Wayne Messam

My dad was always so strict that I was scared to speak to him. Haitian parents are very, 'This is adults' business; this is…

— Kerby Jean-Raymond

I come from a very big family from every economic background. Some of the streets I talk about, I've actually walked on because I…

— Marlon James

I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It…

— Wyclef Jean

Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.

— Ziggy Marley

My relationship with everyone in Jamaica is good.

— Usain Bolt

I was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Looking back now, it was poverty really.

— Leon Edwards

Daddy felt that this country was hopeless in its treatment of Negroes. So he became a refugee from America. He bought a house in…

— Lorraine Hansberry

My dad would arrive periodically, show his face, and go back to Jamaica. Which was weird, because he used to pretend he was the…

— Alison Hammond

My parents had a small piece of land to earn a living from, but my father always wanted to educate his children.

— Milkha Singh

I grew up until I was seven in Jamaica with my grandmother, who I still think of as the greatest person I have known…

— Linford Christie

Both of my parents were college-educated within the curriculum in Haiti. When they came to the United States, both had to learn English. My…

— Reggie Fils-Aime