Words matter. These are the best Haitian Quotes from famous people such as Madison Smartt Bell, Craig Kielburger, Naomi Osaka, Francois Duvalier, Laurent Lamothe, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Since the 1960s, exile for Haitians is a condition that ends only to begin again.
And in rural communities we’ve worked alongside, Haitians are doing far more than merely recovering from the earthquake. Many are creating long-term sustainable change.
I don’t really know what feeling Japanese or Haitian or American is supposed to feel like. I just feel like me.
I know the Haitian people – because I am the Haitian people.
Haitian diplomacy will be oriented toward the influx of foreign capital, direct investments that create jobs and stimulate economic growth.
Actually, I live in FL now. But, I mean, of course I’m very honored to be playing for Japan. But my dad’s side is Haitian, so represent.
My dad was always so strict that I was scared to speak to him. Haitian parents are very, ‘This is adults’ business; this is kids’ business.’
The chief of the tribe is supposed to be the father of all people of the tribe. That is the Haitian way.
When I was a child, my parents took my brothers and me to Port-au-Prince during the summer so we could get to know the country of our ancestors. Because Haiti is an island, the beach is everywhere. Haitians are particular, even snobby, about beaches.
To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence.
The U.S. has long characterized Haitian immigrants as criminals. This tradition began in 1963 when the first boat of Haitians seeking political asylum was summarily rejected by U.S. immigration officials, while at the same time the U.S. admitted thousands of Cubans as refugees and political asylees.
Especially for Haitian immigrant parents, being a musician is not a job.
You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn’t that our first responsibility?
I’ve been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully.
I am the Haitian flag. He who is my enemy is the enemy of the fatherland.
I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where we listened to all kinds of music. We listened to Haitian, hip hop, soul, classical jazz, gospel and Cuban music, to name a few. When you have access to that as a child, it just opens up your world.
The Haitian people are gentle and lovable except for their enormous and unconscious cruelty.
Haiti, if you’ve ever met a Haitian person, they are just really positive, and literally, if you’re friends with them, then they will do anything for you. So I think that’s something that is, like, a really good trait, and I’m really happy that my grandparents and my dad’s side of the family is like that.
I’m from Miami, and Diplo is from Fort Lauderdale. We grew up with a lot of Cuban and Haitian friends.
Haitians must understand that they have to collaborate to resolve the country’s problems – no one is coming to rescue them.
We are all Haitians, and we will build one Haiti for all Haitians.
I feel a special connection to Haiti and the Haitian people.
There’s also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when they bury people in New Orleans, it’s mostly above ground. So you have this idea that the spirits are more accessible and can access you more easily because they’re not even buried.
I am the president of all Haitians, the good and the bad.
If I’m in the ‘hood, I like Chef Creole’s Haitian rice and stewed chicken.
It’s time for Haitians to have access to health care. It’s time to open our borders to the Haitian diaspora, open our markets to the world. It’s time to open our country to potential investors.
Many Haitians don’t want to participate in something they think will be violent.
I had always loved Haitian art, but I stumbled onto Haiti quite by accident. I went there on vacation after finishing a movie called ‘The Delta Factor,’ and I met lot of painters and fell in love with their folk art.
We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly the only Haitian family. But my parents were really great at providing a loving home where we could feel safe and secure.
Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.
Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter attacks, really bitter, the U.S. steps in and blocks it.
The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don’t see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.
Never, never will justice be used in Haitian institutions as an instrument for political persecution.
