Quotes by jamaican authors

I have no mother here; I have a bearer. Jah is my mother, and Jah is my father. Peter Tosh

Mother Father Jah Here

It's not the one-half that's never been told; it's the three-quarters. Peter Tosh

Three-Quarters Never Been

Me is what them call illegitimate, that mean say me is a criminal, bomba rassclaat! That's why me go write a song called 'Illegitimate Children.' It took me years to find out I was one. Peter Tosh

Me Song Took Criminal Say Out Find Write Call Go Years Children Mean Them Illegitimate Why

I don't think the label cares about an album... People just want their number-one record. Peter Tosh

People Think Cares Record About Label Just Want Album

I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that. It encouraged my grand aunt to find me a music teacher, because it was quite obvious music was in me. Peter Tosh

Teacher Music Family Me Mother Musically Find Only Obvious Because Aunt Encouraged Quite Loved Grand Inclined

I was actually born in deep rural Jamaica and came to Kingston as a high school girl. Portia Simpson-Miller

School Girl High Rural Born High School Came Jamaica Deep Actually

I'm a Christian woman, but I believe in human rights. Portia Simpson-Miller

Rights Woman Human Rights Believe Christian Human

My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life. Sean Paul

Life Lyrics Out Find Prophet Come Like Am Up Reflecting Trying Just Experiences Anything Who Express Growing Growing Up Basically

I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real. Sean Paul

Responsibility Feel Real Youths

I'm still working on my career, still trying to learn from other artistes and develop my skills and my style. Sean Paul

Style Other Develop Learn Still Trying Working Skills Career

'Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it. Sean Paul

Time People Political Support Most Piece Because Rolls Far Album

My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois. Sean Paul

Sometimes Though Follows Industry Hip-Hop Going Speaking Even Flow

I think that anybody, once we leave Jamaica, automatically, any citizen becomes an ambassador for the flag, for Jamiaca. It's a country that's so rich in culture. We even have a bobsled team, and we ain't even got snow. We do everything in extreme. Shaggy

We don't have all this gay-bashing crime. You don't see that. It's not there. That is not really happening in Jamaica. But because a few artists basically sing it and put records out and the media runs with it, then the stigma becomes big, and now we're trapped with that whole thing. It's really sad. Shaggy

Sad You Crime Big Few Trapped Out Runs See Records Put Sing Because Becomes Stigma Artists Jamaica Happening Then Really Whole Media Now Thing Basically