Top 9 Puerto Rico Quotes

You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.

You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.

Rosie Perez

May, Born, Puerto Rico

"Rosie Perez' U.S.-Puerto Rico Documentary". Interview with Ed Gordon, www.npr.org. April 27, 2006.

They (the people of Puerto Rico) are truly the sweetest people on earth.

Johnny Depp

People, Earth, Puerto Rico

When I left Chicago, people said, 'Careful with that Texas heat'. I'm from Puerto Rico. I know heat.

Amaury Nolasco

Heat, Puerto Rico, Knows

Biography/Person Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.

Dick Thornburgh

Years, Program, Puerto Rico

There's one last thing we need to point out. And it is a fact that Puerto Rico is a colonial territory of the United States. This puts us in a very significant disadvantage to all of the other states and to all of the other American citizens. As a matter of comparative, the U.S. citizens, the Puerto Ricans that live in the United States have much better incomes, more than twice as much, participate in the labor force of greater scales, have better results in the education system and so forth.

Ricky Rossello

Significant, Puerto Rico, Labor

Source: www.pbs.org

I had such a great upbringing in Puerto Rico, and it was just a very normal life.

Roselyn Sanchez

Normal, Puerto Rico, Upbringing

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Puerto Rico is not a full part of the United States. We're a territory or a colonial territory.

Ricky Rossello

United States, Territory, Puerto Rico

Source: www.npr.org

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.

Ricky Rossello

Difficult Times, Difficult, Puerto Rico

Source: www.pbs.org