#puerto

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#been #borders #century #convergence #customs

Fifty thousand people in Mexico have been murdered. Puerto Penasco, 60 miles south of our border, just had five people and a police officer killed. That is like part of Arizona, and it is spilling over into our state. ↗

— Jan Brewer

#been #border #fifty #five #had

I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That's what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#beans #cook #food #grew #i

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

#amendment #congress #continues #national #national sovereignty

My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I'm the quintessential French chef. ↗

— Jacques Pepin

#chef #cook #cuban #eat #french

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

— Rosie Perez

#definitely #know #may #puerto #puerto rico

What was the competition? Well, I remember this Puerto Rican who came out in a short skirt and a gun. ↗

— Sarah Vaughan

#competition #gun #i #i remember #out

But the only comparison that I want to Lenny Bruce is that I'm funny. I'm Freddie Prinze, Puerto Rican all the way. ↗

— Freddie Prinze

#comparison #freddie #funny #i #lenny

I'd work to make it hip again to spend time in our fabled and fabulous land. But with a Puerto Rican father and a Jewish mother, I would probably be better suited as mayor of New York. ↗

— Geraldo Rivera

#better #fabled #fabulous #father #hip

But being on location and shooting, whether its in Puerto Rico or Atlanta, it always reminds me of how really cool my job can be. Interacting with the fans is one of the best parts of it. ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#atlanta #being #best #cool #fans