Top 225 Rico Quotes & Sayings - Page 2
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Last updated on December 4, 2024.
Puerto Rico's participation per capita in the armed forces is more than most states, yet they can't vote for their commander in chief.
It is unbelievable that the federal court itself ignores that rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution apply in Puerto Rico.
In Puerto Rico, there has developed a culture of taking out loans and not paying them back. That has ended.
We have over 30 dams in Puerto Rico, and I think only one works. We're here in the rain forest, and we have plenty of water. It's insane.
Puerto Rico got too futuristic with the electronic reggaeton. It lost the essence of the reggae music.
The common goals of Puerto Rico and the United States have always been for the benefit of both.
'Teen Beach Movie' was a lot of fun because we were in Puerto Rico on an island - you can't even call it work!
I had been successful in Japan, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, but nothing in the U.S. where it really matters.
My brother, Mario, is in show business and so are all my cousins on my dad's side. We come from a family of musicians. My grandmother's sister in Puerto Rico plays five instruments.
The one key difference is that Puerto Rico is a colonial territory. We don't have representation. We have a difficult time getting funding from the federal government. This is critical component that we need to change.
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 experience my own culture was wonderful.
American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.
When I left Chicago, people said, 'Careful with that Texas heat'. I'm from Puerto Rico. I know heat.
Elijah Cummings and his colleagues in the House are hung up on giving more money to Puerto Rico when we have our own farmers who are fixing to lose their farm.
When I left Chicago, people said, 'Careful with that Texas heat'. I'm like, 'I'm from Puerto Rico. I know heat.'
After my homeland of Puerto Rico, Miami has been the most important city in my life and career.
They (the people of Puerto Rico) are truly the sweetest people on earth.
Aside from being a Latina, my family immigrated from Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia so I know all about that. I wouldn’t be able to do what I do today if they didn’t come to America. Everybody has an immigration story.
The only way to fix Puerto Rico is with brain game, to bring the intellectual and human capital there - in a way that it's done with the right intention.
Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.
Puerto Rico is one of those places you can be as quiet or as crazy as you want, because there's so much nightlife. I have to take the craziness carefully.
My first memory of playing music was when I was 3 years old in Puerto Rico. I played percussion on a tin can behind my uncle, who played the cuatro.
I didn't know I had this many fans in Puerto Rico. I'm going to carry this memory to my grave.
What I can tell you is that for Puerto Rico being such a small island, it has culturally impacted the entire world.
In Puerto Rico, we continue to see the perpetuation of second-class citizenship in the United States.
We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.
Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States.
Even though Puerto Rico will always be my hometown, I feel Miami is my second home.
Dick Dart emerged from the ether during a flight from New York with my wife and children to Puerto Rico.
I don't have a problem with a board that advises, that supervises, one with which we can have a discussion. But we will never accept a board that has control over Puerto Rico's affairs.
Over 90 percent of parents in Puerto Rico want their children to be totally fluent in English.
I've never had a stylist. My style is very distinctive from where I am from in Puerto Rico: a housing project in Carolina.
I have the Puerto Rico power and the Philadelphia toughness and Philadelphia skills.
When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses.
Coming from Puerto Rico and having that be my musical universe for the majority of my life no doubt strongly impacts my music.
I love it here in Puerto Rico. I love the weather and the beautiful people. Everything about the culture is like where I grew up in Philadelphia.
My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
For far too long, Washington has denied the American citizens of Puerto Rico vital human services and adequate health care funding.
When I left Chicago, people said, 'Careful with that Texas heat'. I'm like, 'I'm from Puerto Rico. I know heat.
Puerto Rico is not a full part of the United States. We're a territory or a colonial territory.
But being on location and shooting, whether its in Puerto Rico or Atlanta, it always reminds me of how really cool my job can be. Interacting with the fans is one of the best parts of it.
The reality is that we have a weakened energy infrastructure, and anything above a Category 3 hurricane hitting Puerto Rico would be devastating towards that infrastructure.
I don't see it as pressure at all. I see it as such an honor to just in some sort of way represent Puerto Rico and Hispanics and all the girls out there.
Rico Gear. What a great-sounding name. He sounds like a drug dealer from Brazil.
We're going to rebuild Puerto Rico with money that we saved from the IRS in a Robin Hood fashion.
I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.
I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching.
I'm proud of who I am, and I'm proud I grew up in Puerto Rico.
The fight with Camacho is very attractive. It's a natural fight, and one that Mexico, Puerto Rico and the world wants to see.
My mom's family is Russian Jewish, and my dad's Puerto Rico Catholic, so it's kind of a weird mix.
We're here to take our skills - our superpowers - and figure out how to help Puerto Rico, the Earth and the people.
Some people wanted me deported - as if you can be deported to Puerto Rico.
I think it's amazing that I can go out there and be myself, and the fact that I'm carrying Puerto Rico on my back a little bit is such an honor.
When I was 13 years old, my family and I lived on a farm in Puerto Rico that didn't have clean, running water all the time.
I love being in Puerto Rico. I am so excited that they embrace me, and I feel that I am giving back to my fans.
Culturally, musically, historically Cuba and Puerto Rico are like two wings of one bird.
The 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico are American citizens. They deserve fair and equal treatment as Americans.
My grandfather was extremely dark and from Puerto Rico, but his brother had blond hair and blue eyes. There are so many different shades, and I think Hollywood has yet to realize that.
When I started making music, I figured the name Rico Nasty would give a background of who I am.
It's great to be Puerto Rican, because Puerto Rico loves boxing. They don't have a lot of major sports down there.