Latino Quotes - Page 5

• I remember when they started publishing Latino fiction years ago. You had to be really good to get published. Now you don't have to be that good.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Years, Fiction, Remember

  "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

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• What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won't be just Latino, maybe it'll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures.

  Sandra Cisneros

  People, Fusion, Different

  "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu.

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• When I was growing up, I lived in a neighborhood that was largely Latino and I thought I was Latino!

  Meagan Good

  Growing Up, Growing, Neighborhood

  "Think Like A Man’ Star Meagan Good Dishes on Beauty Musts". Interview with Kimberly Walker, www.ebony.com. April 20, 2012.

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• Poor is the new black. So on this film [The Land], there are poor black people, but there are also poor Latinos, and poor white people as well.

  Steven Caple Jr.

  Land, White, People

  Source: www.rogerebert.com

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• I say that now we see a lot of hateful rhetoric against Mexicans and the Latino community, but we have a very powerful weapon. And that is our vote. This is the way we can get even with all of the politicians who are insulting us and saying terrible things about our community - by voting them out. And get the good ones. Vote them in.

  Dolores Huerta

  Powerful, Voting, Community

  Source: www.sdfoundation.org

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• I am honored to have Ajamu Baraka as a running mate. I think he brings enormous credibility in the disenfranchised communities, not just African American but Latino, Asian American and Native American. He is a recognized advocate for racial justice, economic justice and human rights, and I think this conversation is only just begun. It is very important.

  Jill Stein

  Running, Native American, Thinking

  Source: www.justicenewsnetwork.com

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• 75%-90% of the murders that occur in black and Latino communities are solvable. Everybody knows who did it or somebody knows. The reason nobody talks is because snitches get stitches and people aren't bulletproof.

  Cheo Hodari Coker

  People, Community, Black

  Source: deadline.com

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• The irony here is that the Latino left had criticized the conservative movement for years that they were not doing outreach to the Latino community. Now that the conservative movement is doing outreach and engaging in the Latino community on a national scale, they're criticizing us for that too. You can't have it both ways.

  Daniel Garza

  Years, Community, Movement

  "Being Moody: Inside the battle for Latino voters" by Chris Moody, www.cnn.com. June 21, 2015.

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• There were many generations of Latino people coming to this country, coming from difficult political or social situations in their own countries, and they worked very hard to have their kids go to universities. Well, those kids came out and they are now doctors and architects, or they are on the Supreme Court. That has a reflection in Hollywood. So, we are actually very proud that our characters are Latinos, and I think it's good for diversity and cultural interaction.

  Antonio Banderas

  Country, Character, Kids

  "Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek PUSS IN BOOTS Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 28, 2011.

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• Race is still a powerful force in this country. Any African American candidate, or any Latino candidate, or Asian candidate or woman candidate confronts a higher threshold in establishing himself to the voters ... Are some voters not going to vote for me because I'm African American? Those are the same voters who probably wouldn't vote for me because of my politics.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Powerful, Race

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• There are a lot of good comics, no doubt, but as far as the quality of the comics goes, I think what you have is a bunch of situational comics - there are black comics that work only black crowds, gay comics that do only gay crowds, and southern comics that only work down South, and so on with Asian, Latino, Indian, midgets, etc. The previous generation's comics were better because they had to make everybody laugh.

  Chris Rock

  Gay, Thinking, Laughing

  Source: www.vanityfair.com

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• The White House is apparently pushing to create more Latino-themed landmarks. Now that's in addition to our current Latino-themed landmark, California.

  Jimmy Fallon

  California, White, House

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• I broke into acting doing Latino roles. I played a Latino casanova in 'The Winner' and a Latino character on 'Hannah Montana.'

  Michael Steger

  Character, Acting, Montana

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• Im so sick of people treating Latinos like some homogenous group that all feel the same way about everything.

  Al Madrigal

  Sick, People, Way

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• Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genres. I think there's a lot of people who want to have the conversation. I don't think people are afraid of it, I just think it's the time to have that conversation. Race is not a genre.

  Mara Brock Akil

  Thinking, Race, People

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• When that devil's bullet lodged itself inside the body of Martin Luther King, he had already begun an astonishing mobilization of poor, Black, white, latino Americans who had nothing to lose. They would challenge our government to eliminate exploitative, merciless, and war-mongering policies, nationwide, or else "tie up the country" through "means of civil disobedience." Dr. King intended to organize those legions into "coercive direct actions" that would make of Babylon a dysfunctional behemoth begging for relief. Is it any wonder he was killed?

  June Jordan

  Country, Kings, War

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• Obamanomics, his imposition of European-style socialism is not working for African-Americans. It is not working for Latinos and African-Americans.

  Niger Innis

  African American, Style, Socialism

  "Niger Innis On Obamanomics And The Black Community". www.realclearpolitics.com. August 18, 2011.

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• I want to be known as a funny comic not just a funny Latino comic. I want to be able to go everywhere and anywhere.

  Gabriel Iglesias

  Want, Able, Comic

  "Comedian Gabriel Iglesias Talks ‘Stand-Up Revolution’ Season 3: ‘Fluffy’ Dishes On His Role In ‘Magic Mike 2’ & Branding Himself Like Gene Simmons, Larry The Cable Guy & Dane Cook". Interview with Kyle Dowling, mstarsnews.musictimes.com. October 2, 2014.

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• [There's] a joke that I've done forever: 'Nowadays they say that the largest majority of people will be Latino and you'll tell scary stories to your grandkids: "A long time ago when I was growing up, there used to be people who were white," and the kid says, "Really?" and you say, "Yeah, like the man who cuts our grass."' I've had that line forever and I love it.

  George Lopez

  Growing Up, Kids, Cutting

  "Seriously Funny". Interview with Brett Wilbur, www.carmelmagazine.com. February 1, 2007.

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• If you want a show to succeed, you're going to have to have a certain amount of people watch who are non-black and non-Latino. If you can't cross over, you don't belong on TV. That's not just me saying it. That's just the way it is.

  George Lopez

  People, Over You, Black

  "George Lopez – comedian". Interview with Kiko Martinez, www.cinesnob.net. October 24, 2014.

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• And I found out about the wonderful world of sign language. I suddenly realized: If we as a society recognize Jewish culture, gay culture and Latino culture, we must recognize that this is a coherent culture, too. I think deafness is a disability for social constructionist reasons.

  Andrew Solomon

  Gay, Thinking, Culture

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or a drug dealer. We're no longer just that. I'll play any part that challenges me. What's important is that all races have choices.

  Eva Mendes

  Reading, Race, Play

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money.

  Susana Martinez

  Reform, Needs, Care

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• We started an organization that's the only sub-organization of the MacArthur Foundation and we are called the Macarturos. Usually when I win something, I'm the only one of my ethnicity to get it, but this time I met all these Latinos, and I was so excited. I'd meet someone and I'd go, [...] "Can you come to San Antonio?" And they'd go, "Oh yeah." [...] And suddenly I had twelve people that said they would come. And I didn't know how it was going to be. And that's how the Macarturos became a reality, where these very generous geniuses come to San Antonio and work together.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Winning, Reality, Ethnicity

  "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

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• I know a number of people who - from the comments they make - are going to vote for [Donald] Trump when that curtain closes. But let's keep it real honest here: They are voting for a xenophobic, anti-Latino white supremacist - don't try to pretty it up. This is now the age when people want to be white supremacists, but they don't actually want to be known for it.

  Junot Diaz

  Real, White, Numbers

  "Junot Díaz is staying put". Interview with Marcela García, www.bostonglobe.com. April 6, 2016.

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