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
You’re not from Puerto Rico, so you should say Puerto Rico like all the other people from the place that you come from. – Deborah Tannen
We’re going to Puerto Rico, where we’re gonna close. And we’re so excited, we can’t see straight. – Chita Rivera
Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year. – Dick Thornburgh
If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as well as voting power in Congress. – Dick Thornburgh
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
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
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
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
