Jamaican Quotes

While this is a positive development in the fight against impunity for police killings, this is just the tip of the iceberg, and is not enough to restore the public's faith in the Jamaican judicial system. - Susan Lee

We would much rather that she married a good Jamaican. They got along after that. - Phillippa Lack's

We have Americans, Latin, African-American, Jamaican. We have a little bit of everything. There's a lot of people that like soccer and they come and play here. - Hector Moreno

Those who can't dance say the music is no good. - Jamaican Proverb

This is a historically significant victory for women worldwide but for Jamaicans in particular. Portia has already made history, and looks set to consolidate her place in the history books of the future by becoming Jamaica's first female prime minister. She has proven herself to be a likeable and strong-willed woman. I am sure she will prove herself very worthy of this place in history and will serve as an inspiration for women the world over. - Diane Abbott

There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old African folk stories that I made up - or didn't - and Jamaican stories. - Neil Gaiman

The women welcomed the Jamaican women into their apartments while the Bajan men found places for the Jamaican men to sleep in their rooms. We had to look out for each other. - Mark Adams

The recipients are people who have lived in accordance with the philosophy of King. This year we feel these two Jamaicans have done just that. - Ken Jones

The print material that are being distributed at parties and social events have been extensively tested for the appeal of the adolescent market, including the Jamaican cartoons and parenting crossword puzzles and word games. - Elizabeth Ward