Puerto Rico Quotes

Puerto Ricans, it doesn't matter where they live, it doesn't matter how long it's been since they visited the island, their hearts are there. If you keep them informed, and if you say to them, 'This is important for Puerto Rico, go and call your congressman,' they do it. They do it.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

LiveLongYouPuerto RicoImportant

The 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico are American citizens. They deserve fair and equal treatment as Americans.

Tom Perez

PeopleAmericanPuerto RicoDeserve

My style has a lot to do with where I've been brought up. I've lived half my life in Puerto Rico and the other half in Florida, so I listen to music in English as well as Spanish.

Luis Fonsi

LifeMusicStyleMy LifePuerto Rico

However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law.

Dick Thornburgh

GovernmentLawPuerto RicoRecognized

Islands are going to suffer from climate change in very, very difficult ways. And it's not just Pacific islands. It's not just Puerto Rico.

Brian Schatz

ChangeClimate ChangePuerto Rico

Puerto Rico, within the span of two weeks, received two Category 4-5 hurricanes. That has never happened anywhere. The devastation has been enormous.

Ricardo Rossello

Puerto RicoNeverTwoWithinBeen

I did not feel 'evil' when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract industry and tourists to a country which had been living on the edge of starvation for 400 years.

David Ogilvy

EvilFeelEdgePuerto RicoLiving

The 'Dangerous' album has producers like Tiny, who to me is very special. Also, Luny Tunes, Nesty La Mente Maestra, Nelly La Arma Secreta, Haze, and El Ingeniero. I wanted to use everyone who makes music in Puerto Rico and beyond to have variety.

Yandel

MusicMeDangerousPuerto RicoLike

As U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico has paid their part.

Fat Joe

Puerto RicoPaidCitizensPuerto

We must all work together to bring the best to Puerto Rico.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

WorkBestTogetherPuerto RicoBring

There is no price tag on an American life - whether it's in Florida, Texas, or Puerto Rico.

Tom Perez

LifeTexasAmericanPuerto RicoTag

I am a senior Democratic Member of Congress whose parents were born in Puerto Rico and for whom Puerto Rico self-determination has been - and remains - a central issue of my congressional career.

Luis Gutierrez

I AmParentsCareerBornPuerto Rico

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of self-determination leading to full self-government.

Dick Thornburgh

StepRoadPoliticalPuerto RicoVote

My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.

Aubrey Plaza

Puerto RicoGrandfatherOverEnglish

We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.

Ricardo Rossello

PowerCongressPuerto RicoOverFull

In Puerto Rico, we continue to see the perpetuation of second-class citizenship in the United States.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

CitizenshipPuerto RicoSeeUnited

The citizens of Puerto Rico pay taxes with no representation every day, because Puerto Rico is not a state. And the rules only became more confusing the more I looked into them during my time there.

W. Kamau Bell

TimeDayEvery DayRulesPuerto Rico

The common goals of Puerto Rico and the United States have always been for the benefit of both.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

GoalsPuerto RicoAlwaysCommonBeen

I was dancing for my grandpa from the time I was 4 or 5 years old in Puerto Rico.

Rita Moreno

TimePuerto RicoOldDancingYears

I was very skinny and very lanky and kind of awkward. In Puerto Rico, everybody is a little more voluptuous, with these beautiful bodies, and there I was, the skinny, lanky girl.

Joyce Giraud

GirlBeautifulPuerto RicoKindMore

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest and express their future political status aspirations accordingly.

Dick Thornburgh

FutureJobPoliticalPuerto RicoOwn

Puerto Rico loses out on billions of dollars annually because it is treated unequally under a range of federal programs, including tax credits available to millions of households in the States that do not pay federal income taxes.

Pedro Pierluisi

TaxPuerto RicoTaxesPayOutRange

Expenditures have gone rampant in Puerto Rico: lack of accountability - total lack of accountability.

Ricardo Rossello

AccountabilityPuerto RicoGoneTotal

I'm proud of who I am, and I'm proud I grew up in Puerto Rico.

Raul Labrador

I AmProudPuerto RicoUpWhoAm

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