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“In Jamaica, we eradicated polio many years ago, but there are a lot of kids suffering in Africa still.”

Years Stills Kids Suffering Years Ago Jamaica Polio

“I've been in Africa, America, moving around a lot. It's helped me to open up my mind. I was born in Jamaica; I've lived all my life there and got all I could from Jamaica. But I needed to be somewhere else to grow.”

Mind America Moving Grows Born Needed Somewhere Else Jamaica

Author:Ziggy Marley

“I started DJing soundclashes. I used to go to Jamaica a lot. I was like a hip-hop sound boy, where I took the dancehall culture and mixed it up with the hip-hop as well. I kept going, going, and I got real hot in the streets of Miami - you know, doing pirate radio - then ended up doing 99 Jamz, the big station out there.”

Knows Wells Real Bigs Used Culture Sound Boys Streets Hot Hip Hop Radio Hips Hops Stations Pirate Miami Jamaica Dancehall Pirate Radio

Author:DJ Khaled

“I'm a spiritual man and I've always felt connected to Rastafari. I'm not a Rastafarian but I've got so much respect for the lifestyle and religion, and I'm so thankful I was able to meet some of the most influential Rastafarians during my Jamaica trip. They taught me so much and really helped me evolve into who I am today.”

Men Today Able Spiritual Felt Taught Connected Lifestyle Who I Am Evolve Influential Jamaica

Author:Snoop Dogg

“....the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the people experience the music, but also in the sense that the music is true to the historical experience, that the music reflects the historical experience. It is the spiritual expression of the historical experience of the Afro-Jamaican.”

People Spiritual Expression Music Is Historical Jamaica Popular Music Afros Jamaicans Jamaican Music

Author:Linton Kwesi Johnson

“In Jamaica, you're never very far away from people who don't have very much, and in Wilmette, pretty much everybody had a lot.”

People Far Away Jamaica

Author:Peter Blair Henry

“Jamaica is kind of similar to Miami, but to go from there to Miami, and then Miami to L.A., it's crazy.”

Kind Crazy Miami Jamaica

Author:Sean Kingston

“In hindsight I can see that my love for the arts began by watching my father and his colleagues perform on stage in Jamaica, and running a muck among the exhibits of fabulous Jamaican art at the National Gallery while mum was upstairs curating.”

Art I Can Running Father Stage Art Is Mum Colleagues Fabulous Gallery Exhibits Hindsight Upstairs Jamaica Jamaicans

Author:Michael Hyatt

“The 70's was a great time for artistic expression in Jamaica and I was in the heart of it, unconsciously soaking it up and paving my future.”

Heart Expression Artistic My Future Great Times Artistic Expression Jamaica Soaking Paving

Author:Michael Hyatt

“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 feel I can give back.”

Giving Feels I Can Two Play Kids School Opportunity Given Parent Proud Starting Partners Tennis Fund Giving Back Jamaica

Author:Serena Williams

“There is a very strong socialist movement in Jamaica. I was in Jamaica years ago. All the talk, all day they talk politics. The literacy rate is very low. Everyone is so interested in politics, more than those who can read in the United States.”

Years States Strong United United States Movement Lows Years Ago Rate Very Strong Socialist Literacy Jamaica

Author:Huey Newton

“The rest of the Third World people are seeing, that the country can make a real change. No changing or trading one master for another. The only real change would be to socialize the means of production and this is what's happening in Jamaica.”

People World Mean Real Country Would Be Seeing Masters Happenings Thirds Productions Trading Third World Jamaica Real Change

Author:Huey Newton

“Politics is tricky, especially in Jamaica. There are two parties, Jamaica Labour Party and People's National Party, and if I went for one, I would upset supporters of the other. I stay as far from politics as I can.”

People Ifs I Can Two Party Upset Labour Supporter Tricky Jamaica Labour Party

Author:Usain Bolt

“One of the things we're trying to do more of is not just take money from corporate partnerships, but get more involved in the business side for when I retire. So Puma are going to make me an ambassador for life. I have a clothing line coming out. I am investing a lot in housing in Jamaica, buildings for rent.”

Trying Sides Lines Building Involved Investing Corporate Retiring Coming Out Clothings Partnership Housing Ambassadors Jamaica Clothing Line

Author:Usain Bolt

“I live between Jamaica and Paris.”

Paris Jamaica

Author:Jimmy Cliff

“Just getting back to the essence. Even the record I put out, "1 of 1," I went to Jamaica and shot that video and I'm singing in the song - that was different for me.”

Different Song Records Singing Shots Essence Video Jamaica

Author:Tyga

“Jamaica is one of the most musically influential nations in the world. Throughout the entire globe, there are pockets that are constantly in touch with what goes on in the dancehall community, from Germany to Japan, to different parts of Africa like Ghana.”

World Different Nations Community Goes On Germany Pockets Japan Globes Influential Jamaica Ghana Dancehall

Author:Kreesha Turner

“I would be lying if I didn't say that the most inspirational place for me is Jamaica.”

Ifs Would Be Lying Jamaica

Author:Kreesha Turner

“Jamaica is an island that is filled with so much culture.”

Culture Filled Islands Jamaica

Author:Kreesha Turner

“Jamaica is so musical, diverse and so extreme, from people singing in the streets to dancing.”

People Streets Singing Dancing Musical Extremes Diverse Jamaica

Author:Kreesha Turner

“Jamaica is just one of those places that has so many stimulating factors in everyday existence. It definitely feeds me, my creativity and my soul in so many ways.”

Way Soul Existence Creativity Everyday Factors My Soul Just One Jamaica

Author:Kreesha Turner

“[Kingston, Jamaica] is the city, it's not a beautiful beach. But at the same time when I go to Jamaica, that's the only place I want to go. It's where the culture is its richest. Or if you have the opportunity, you can go to the North Coast and go to Montego Bay. That's where you get the beauty of the miles of beaches and beautiful resorts.”

Ifs Want Beautiful Culture Opportunity Cities Miles Beach Coast Resorts Jamaica Beautiful Beach

Author:Kreesha Turner

“I actually had nuggets and mostly Asian food when I was at the Olympics. But as soon as I got back to Jamaica, or when I was in London, I had a lot of wings. That was the first thing I asked for - "Hey, get me some wings."”

Firsts Wings London Hey Olympics Asian Jamaica Nuggets

Author:Usain Bolt

“Why couldn't there be even a western slasher, or why couldn't there be a serial killer in a kind of pirate buccaneer Caribbean, just someone that's just doing terrible, terrible things in the ports, the sexy ports of Jamaica during the Pirate Renaissance.”

Kind Terrible Western Sexy Killers Terrible Things Renaissance Pirate Port Serials Serial Killer Caribbean Jamaica Buccaneers

Author:Robert Englund

“I mean, Manhattan is cool. But weird parts, I like that. Jamaica, Queens, that's great.”

Mean Queens Manhattan Jamaica

Author:Mac DeMarco

“I wanted a fake wedding in Jamaica.”

Wanted Fake Jamaica

Author:Mandy Moore

“My mom is from Jamaica and she was going to school in the morning, and in the evening she was working, and at night she would go to night school and then come in and go to sleep. So she would never watch the news and stuff like that and she didn't know what crack was. She didn't know nothing about it, but when I told her I was selling crack, she threatened to kick me out of the house. And then I just started paying for stuff - paying her bills and giving her money, so she'd just tell me to be careful because there was nothing she could do to stop it.”

Knows Giving School Night House Stuff Sleep Watches Morning Mom News Bills Careful My Mom Selling Evening Kicks Cracks Be Careful Threatened Going To Sleep Jamaica

Author:The Notorious B.I.G.

“Jumping off that cliff in Jamaica.It was years ago. It was at this place called Rick's Cafe. Actually, it was two cliffs. They were pretty high, probably a good 40- 50-foot jump into the ocean. That was crazy.”

Years Two Feet Crazy Ocean Years Ago Jumping Cliffs Cafes Jamaica Jumping Off

Author:Queen Latifah

“In Jamaica we had the English way of schooling from the age of four, so when I got to America I was already a few years advanced because I started school at the age of three-and-a-half rather than six and my grades moved up accordingly. In America, they start you at school at six because the grades are different. I had to take a test and they didn't know what to do with me. It wasn't that I was any smarter; I had just started younger. All of a sudden I was jumped from eighth to tenth grade. They said I was very smart, but I was only smart in languages, really.”

Knows Way Years Said Different Age School America Three Language Half Four Six Smart Tests Moved Grades Smarter They Said Schooling Very Smart Jamaica

Author:Grace Jones

“I believe that many lives around us now can reflect this strange pattern of migration and movement. The question is: are we aware of it, and do we embrace it as a kind of birthright? I do. And yet, I feel deeply connected to at least two homespaces - Jamaica and Ghana, and more recently, South Carolina.”

Feels Believe Kind Two I Believe Movement Strange Embrace South Patterns Connected Carolina Migration Birthright South Carolina Jamaica Ghana

Author:Kwame Dawes

“Life is one big road with lots of signs, So when you riding through the ruts, Don't you complicate your mind Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.”

“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?”

Source: The Best of Bob Marley (Songbook)

“I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.”

Men Love God Sides Black White Music Balance White Man Reggae Jamaica Jamaicans Reggae Music Rasta Jamaican Music

Author:Bob Marley

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!”

“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.”

“None but ourselves can free our minds.”

“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”

“Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.”

Source: Bob Marley & Other Sounds' Lyrics

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

Lasts Teach Teacher Teaching Last Time Jamaica Orphanage

Author:Ziggy Marley

“I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either.”

America Havens Vote Jamaica

Author:Ziggy Marley

“As a little girl growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens, if anyone would've told me I'd have my own perfume one day, and be able to inspire young black girls everywhere, to go into Macy's or Nordstrom's and see their face staring back at them - I wouldn't believe them.”

Ifs Believe Littles Able Faces Young Girl Black My Own Growing Up Growing Inspire One Day Staring Queens Perfume Jamaica Black Girl Macy's Girls Growing Up Nordstrom

Author:Nicki Minaj

“Getting to do what I think was my fifth BBC drama with Nikki Amuka-Bird - we've done 'Shoot The Messenger,' 'Five Days,' 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency,' 'Born Equal' and now 'Small Island' - was another highlight for me. And filming in Jamaica was great, too.”

Thinking Done Born Five Drama Equal Bird Islands Agency Fifth Detectives Messengers Highlights Jamaica

Author:David Oyelowo

“My relationship with everyone in Jamaica is good.”

Jamaica

Author:Usain Bolt

“Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth.”

Men Way Process Existence Struggle Eternal Men And Women Every Man Sole Singularity Reggae Jamaica Rasta

Author:Bob Marley

“love the life you live. live the life you love.”

“Witch Baby wanted to ask Ping how to find her Jah-Love angel. She knew Raphael was not him, even though Raphael had the right eyes and smile and name. She knew how he looked--the angel in her dream--but she didn't know how to find him. Should she roller-skate through the streets in the evenings when the streetlights flicker on? Should she stow away to Jamaica on a cruise ship and search for him in the rain forests and along the beaches? Would he come to her? Was he waiting, dreaming of her in the same way she waited and dreamed?”

Knows Way Should Dream Eye Wanted Asks Names Waiting Know How Streets Baby Angel Rain Forests Ships Evening Beach Witch Cruise Skates Flicker Jamaica Raphael Ping Cruise Ships

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“I read about this hotel that was great, down in the south of the island, not in a touristy area. I had no particular desire ever to go to Jamaica, but I thought, what the hell? Sounds nice. Let's go!”

Desire Sound Hell Nice Particular Areas South Islands Hotel Tourism Jamaica

Author:Jeremy Northam

“CAN'T TAN PON IT LONG.....NAW EAT NO YAM...NO STEAM FISH....NOR NO GREEN BANANA BUT DOWN IN JAMAICA WE GIVE IT TO YOU HOT LIKE A SAUNA.”

Giving Long Hot Green Fishes Hip Hop Steam Bananas Jamaica Yams Saunas

Author:Sean Paul

“I'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this.”

Champion Olympics Jamaica

Author:Yohan Blake

“Come back, come back, back to Jamaica Don't you know we made a big mistaika We would be so sad if you told us goodbye And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky!”

Ifs Knows Made Bigs Would Be Sky Promise Goodbye Aviation So Sad Jamaica

Author:Jimmy Buffett

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