“My two Jamaican cousins ... were studying engineering. 'That's where the money is,' Mom advised. ... I was to be an engineering major, despite my allergy to science and math. ... Those who preceded me at CCNY include the polio vaccine discoverer, Dr. Jonas Salk ... and eight Nobel Prize winners. ... In class, I stumbled through math, fumbled through physics, and did reasonably well in, and even enjoyed, geology. All I ever looked forward to was ROTC. Autobiographical comments on his original reason for going to the City College of New York, where he shortly turned to his military career.” WellsTwoReasonScienceCitiesClassCareersStudyMilitaryNew YorkCollegeMomMajorsOriginalsEightMathPhysicsDespiteEnjoyedWinnerPrizeCommentEngineeringDrsCousinNobelVaccinesGeologyNobel PrizeAllergiesPolioJamaicansPolio VaccineNobel Prize Winners Author:Colin Powell
“Now every girl is expected to have: Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes.” KnowsYearsLooksPersonsLongMadeEyeGirlBoysFeetAchieveArmsSkinsScientistBlueLipsAthleteLegsExpectedNineAssHipsNosesCaliforniaClassicOwnersSarcasticHallsGymClosestButtonsBody ImageAsianDollsBlue EyesNine YearsKimSabotageSwedishEvery GirlFunny SarcasticJamaicansBossypantsCaucasianFunny GirlBeautiful LipsAbdominals Author:Tina Fey
“My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois.” SometimesIndustryFlowHip HopHipsHopsJamaicans Author:Sean Paul
“Im Jamaican, man. Im Jamaican first. You gotta understand thats where Im from. Thats home. That you can never take away from me. Im a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.” MenFirstsHomeBornJamaicansSprinters Author:Donovan Bailey
“Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small child, was appreciating Jamaican music.” ChildrenKidsGrewGrew UpAppreciateAppreciationSmall ChildJamaicansJamaican Music Author:Adrian Young
“I have carried my Jamaican Flag with pride around the world to share my culture and experience with others because I seek Balance which is what I believe life is all about.” WorldBelieveLife IsCultureI BelieveSharePrideBalanceAround The WorldFlagsJamaicans Author:Sean Paul
“Writing was a political act and poetry was a cultural weapon.” WritingPoliticalPoetryCultureWeaponsReggaeJamaicans Author:Linton Kwesi Johnson
“I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.” ChildrenUsedCultureCitiesWatchesGrowing UpGrowingStyleNew YorkFancyGrandmotherNew York CityExposedMy GrandmotherBeefJuliaJamaicans Author:Debi Mazar
“On average, the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese are more similar to each other and are different from Australians, Israelis and the Swedes, who in turn are similar to each other and are different from Nigerians, Kenyans, and Jamaicans.” DifferentTurnsAverageChineseKoreanJamaicans Author:J. Philippe Rushton
“Know your load. That's rule numero uno in this business, which is why I make them count the penguins out in front of me one at a time. I'm not going to be the schmuck who shows up in Orlando twobirds short of a dinner party....I know I'm pulling out of Houston with exactly forty-two Gentoo penguins, seventeen Jamaican land iguanas, four tuataras from New Zealand, and a pair of rare, civet-like mammals called linsangs. No more, no less.” KnowsTwoShowsPartyFourLandFrontsBirdDinnerFortyPairsLoadPullingSeventeenNew ZealandHoustonDinner PartyMammalsPenguinsOrlandoJamaicansSchmucksIguanas Author:Jacob M. Appel
“Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.” ShouldRidiculousAccentsClipJamaicans Author:Elvis Costello
“I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.” Growing UpGrowingBackgroundsStrictJamaicansJamaican Music Author:Grace Jones
“My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and dad all the time.” SawsChildhoodDadMy DadGreekMumGrandparentMum And DadJamaicans Author:Lianne La Havas
“Back in those early days when I began my apprenticeship as a poet, I also tried to voice our anger, spirit of defiance and resistance in a Jamaican poetic idiom.” SpiritVoicePoetResistancePoeticDefianceIdiomApprenticeshipJamaicansLinton Author:Linton Kwesi Johnson