Latino Quotes - Page 8

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• According to today's Los Angeles Times, Gray Davis now gets negative job ratings from white people, black people, Latinos, Republicans, Independents and even Democrats. Say what you want about the guy but he's a uniter!

  Jay Leno

  Jobs, White, People

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

  Susana Martinez

  Reform, Needs, Care

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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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• In 2008, the Democrats made a great effort among African-American voters, and they did increase their turnout considerably, and among Latino voters.

  Judy Woodruff

  Effort, African American, American Voters

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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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• 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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• 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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• Some people wanted me to be the Latino quarterback. Some people wanted me to be the USC quarterback who happens to be Latino.

  Mark Sanchez

  People, Usc, Quarterback

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• The only place where we're not segregated in mass is in sports. You go to a football stadium or a basketball arena, and all of America is there: the wealthy, the poor, the black, white, Latino, conservative, liberal, and we all talk about sports.

  Jason Whitlock

  Basketball, Sports, Football

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• In Latino culture, the quinceanera's a big thing - it's when a girl
  becomes a woman. But I think age is just a number - you become a
  woman with the responsibilities you take on and the decisions you
  make. I started realizing that every day is a gift - you have every day to
  be thankful you're alive.

  Emily Rios

  Girl, Responsibility, Thinking

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• If you go to a network and say, "I wanna do prison stories about black women and Latino women and old women," you're not gonna make a sale. But, if you've got this blonde girl going to prison, you can get in there, and then you can tell all the stories. I just thought it was a terrific gateway drug into all the things I wanted to get into.

  Jenji Kohan

  Girl, Drug, Black

  Source: collider.com

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• In all honesty, because my name is Cinco and I grew up in Phoenix, I had a lot of exposure to Latin culture and those sorts of things, and that inspired the idea of this villain, El Macho. The name came first and everything else came after that. We loved the idea of this villain. Ken actually has a lot of Latino roots in his family, too.

  Cinco Paul

  Honesty, Latin, Names

  Source: collider.com

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• So many people complain that there aren't enough Latinos on television, and yet when they are, they need support.

  Eva Longoria

  People, Support, Complaining

  "Eva Longoria 'encouraged' by progress in TV's diversity". Interview with Patrick Ryan, www.usatoday.com. December 5, 2015.

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• Don`t take it out on the Muslims. Don`t take it out on Latinos. Try to help us work together to create a country where your kids and you can have a decent standard of living. It has to be a bold and radical agenda.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, Kids, Working Together

  "Sanders: Muslims Are Not Your Enemy And Progressive Values Are The Answer". www.realclearpolitics.com. December 09, 2015.

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• Obama is the closest thing to a Latino that we have. Barack. Everybody wants to see his birth certificate too.

  George Lopez

  Want, Birth, Certificates

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• As my family story shows, Latinos have been a blessing for USA for many generations. The future of America depends in part on the success of the Latino community, and this opportunity is just one more signifier of that.

  Julian Castro

  Blessing, Opportunity, Usa

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