Johnny Depp Quotes

I had many reasons for writing this book but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it. And my hope is that when they finish reading the book, that they will come away with a renewed sense of pride in our culture and in who we are. We get a lot of strength from that [culture and identity] and we should be proud of it.

There's something about my Mexican-American heritage... I'm proud of it.

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh.

I want children to feel proud of their heritage.

I don't really know what feeling Japanese or Haitian or American is supposed to feel like. I just feel like me.

I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

I've got headdresses and robes from all over: I am the mystery of everybody's story.

Unfortunately, I don't look as Latin as I am. I get called a white guy a lot, but I am very proud of my heritage. I try my hardest to bring honor to my Mexican roots. Latin people are very passionate and loyal, and I will always remember who I am and where I come from.

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'

This is going to sound weird, but when I was a kid my old man used to tell us that he was a Sioux Indian warrior in his former life. Native American culture was always big in my house - I don't know why.

It's an honor to represent a Latin culture.

I am so excited to have created a line that has been inspired by my culture - showing its color, its passion and its greatness - and one that captures much of my personal style.

I was born in Morocco and lived there until I was 13; I'm really proud of my heritage.

I always identified myself as non-Swedish. I was never discriminated against, because I looked Swedish and speak without an accent. But I had an outsider's perspective.

From a purely ethnological point of view, I was not a period-born Dada.

I grew up in a wonderful blend of a lot of old culture.

A culture is made — or destroyed — by its articulate voices.

You can't just look like one culture and expect to inspire a multitude of people. That doesn't work over time. Everybody wants somebody to look up to that looks like them so they can truly believe in that reality for themselves.

Whatever ethnicity you are, yes, absolutely you have to be proud of who you are man. I am really really proud to be Asian, I got to say.

Being Native American, we were different than everybody else, but I never felt like I was different.

The 'garra charrua' is something we're proud of, even if other people sometimes misunderstand it.

I'm looking forward to it, to be able to represent the black culture... but I'm doing my best at managing it, keeping it behind me, and that's the best thing I can do.

We really wanted our characters to be very Latin-based because we've always been so proud of our roots.

I feel like it has been a journey throughout the years to be accepting of my culture - I always felt different and not as accepting of it.

I want to represent my color and ethnicity. To be proud of our heritages is really cool.