Jamaica Quotes - page 2

I love running in nature. I don't like running on the streets, I don't like running in the city, I don't like running on the concrete. I love running in nature, so Jamaica provides a lot of that for me. (Ziggy Marley)
In Jamaica, we eradicated polio many years ago, but there are a lot of kids suffering in Africa still. View quote
Ziggy Marley
I grew up with coconuts as the main flavor in food in Jamaica. It's part of our culture. View quote
Ziggy Marley
In Jamaica High School in New York, my coach was Larry Ellis, and he said I could probably make the Olympic team. He gave me something to shoot for. View quote
Bob Beamon
In the United States, viewers don't get to see a lot of things we can show in other countries. We didn't get to show our naked Twister game from Wild On Jamaica, but we definitely filmed it. View quote
Brooke Burke
I think Jamaica would thrive if we promote agriculture as a way to bring people here. View quote
Chris Blackwell
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. View quote
David Oyelowo
I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture. View quote
Damian Marley
In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff like the more commercialized stuff, but you always have that segment of music that is always from the core, from the original root of it. View quote
Damian Marley
Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty. View quote
Damian Marley
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously. (Dave Van Ronk)
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! View quote
Jeremy Northam
Out of all the places in the world, Jamaica is my favorite place. View quote
Eve
Stuart Hall was an utterly unique figure. Although he arrived at the age of 19 from Jamaica and spent the rest of his life here, he never felt at home in Britain. This juxtaposition was a crucial source of his strength and originality. Because of his colour and origin, he saw the country differently - not as a native, but as an outsider. View quote
Martin Jacques
Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding. View quote
Michael Lee-Chin
The mantra of the National Commercial Bank is 'building a better Jamaica.' If this bank is going to be everlastingly successful, it has to take on the ailments of this society. View quote
Michael Lee-Chin
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. View quote
Peter Blair Henry
I was actually born in deep rural Jamaica and came to Kingston as a high school girl. View quote
Portia Simpson-Miller
In England, rain was thin and cold, and made you hunch up inside your coat, walking home from the bus stop. In Jamaica, it was wide and thick and invited you to step into it, and see how wet you could get, and be thrilled that it was warmer than the sea and warmer than your skin; it was abandon. View quote
Sadie Jones
My father is from Jamaica, and as a child I spent many holidays there. I remember the weight and drenching wetness of that hot rain, as I experienced it in my childhood, not only for itself, but for what it represented for me. View quote
Sadie Jones
By the time my first album was out, I had been out in Jamaica three or four years, but I had hits out at that time that were bona fide hits. (Sean Paul)
At Harvard, I got to meet and have dinner with Jamaica Kincaid. Just to have conversations with professors was absolutely amazing. View quote
Yara Shahidi
My relationship with everyone in Jamaica is good. View quote
Usain Bolt
I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while. View quote
Usain Bolt
My family were from Jamaica. View quote
Diane Abbott