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- Nov 07, 2020
Puerto Rico Quotes
Voices connected to the island.
This page collects quotes that mention Puerto Rico, from personal heritage and career stories to concerns over public accountability on the island. Some connect to our broader American quotes collection.
- Last Updated on Jul 31, 2026
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had been successful in Japan, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, but nothing in the U.S. where it really matters.
- Gone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Expenditures have gone rampant in Puerto Rico: lack of accountability - total lack of accountability.
- I Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the '90s, I think that Bill Clinton would have won in Puerto Rico. I think in the 2000s, George Bush would have won in Puerto Rico.
- Billions Of Dollars
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Puerto Rico, there has developed a culture of taking out loans and not paying them back. That has ended.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is unbelievable that the federal court itself ignores that rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution apply in Puerto Rico.
- However
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Puerto Rico we dance to everything.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll live in Puerto Rico until the day I die.
- Kids
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- Nov 07, 2020