Quotes by Panamanian authors

Panamanian FlagPanamanian quotes are a home window into the rich social heritage of this attractive nation. With its diverse populace and also lively history, Panama is a land of numerous impacts, as well as its quotes show this diversity. From the amusing and tongue-in-cheek to the smart and profound, Panamanian quotes record the essence of life in this unique corner of the globe. So, come along on a journey via some typical Panamanian quotes and also uncover the vibrant tapestry of ideas and point of views that compose this remarkable country.
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Small: The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, ever
Ruben Blades
"The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, everybody identified with the songs because they were descriptions of life in the city"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didnt dance, they listened
Ruben Blades
"We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama
Ruben Blades
"So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: Rock is young music, it is youth oriented. It just speaks for a generation
Ruben Blades
"Rock is young music, it is youth oriented. It just speaks for a generation"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being
Ruben Blades
"People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: In those days the big U.S. labels didnt have any particular interest in the Latin market
Ruben Blades
"In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin market"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I decided we should book ourselves, so I started booking the band
Ruben Blades
"I decided we should book ourselves, so I started booking the band"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: And, hed seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I cam
Ruben Blades
"And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe
Ruben Blades
"I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang
Ruben Blades
"I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance
Ruben Blades
"I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: Theyre making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel
Ruben Blades
"They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: So that when I came to New York again, it was, Im not too sure right now, but it was 74 or 75. I went to Miami
Ruben Blades
"So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the end of '74"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America
Ruben Blades
"So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: Its almost as if people think that in Latin America were not hip to whats happening here
Ruben Blades
"It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's happening here"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985
Ruben Blades
"It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up the places where we went, but I never got
Ruben Blades
"I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up the places where we went, but I never got the sense that we really were Number 1 here in New York among the Latin crowds"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: But, when I was about thirteen, I began to sort of sing in my neighborhood
Ruben Blades
"But, when I was about thirteen, I began to sort of sing in my neighborhood"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they went to Miami
Ruben Blades
"So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they went to Miami"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: So I went to Miami in 74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed money and we ne
Ruben Blades
"So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed money and we needed to do something, because my family, we left without anything really, and we didn't have any money to begin with"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: A lot of times youre just conditioned by whats around you
Ruben Blades
"A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: What I do not accept is the fact that so many peoples talents were ripped off
Ruben Blades
"What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tre
Ruben Blades
"Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I didnt do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I dont have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of.
Ruben Blades
"I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they
Ruben Blades
"What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries that would go from one port to another"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything
Ruben Blades
"There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured Im not going to be a lawyer under a military regime
Ruben Blades
"So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: It doesnt make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law
Ruben Blades
"It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much infl
Ruben Blades
"I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music
Ruben Blades
"Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day
Ruben Blades
"And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: I dont like Communism because it hands out wealth through rationing books
"I don't like Communism because it hands out wealth through rationing books"
Omar Torrijos Herrera, Soldier
Small: Right now, its very difficult to single out one fighter, pound-for-pound, who is the best. Right now, its very
"Right now, it's very difficult to single out one fighter, pound-for-pound, who is the best. Right now, it's very complex. Miguel Cotto, Mayweather and Zab Judah's a good fighter as well"
Roberto Duran, Athlete
Small: If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going
"If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going"
Omar Torrijos Herrera, Soldier
Small: I was born to be champion of the world
"I was born to be champion of the world"
Roberto Duran, Athlete
Small: He who gives love, receives love
"He who gives love, receives love"
Omar Torrijos Herrera, Soldier
Small: Hitting is an art, but not an exact science
"Hitting is an art, but not an exact science"
Rod Carew, Athlete
Small: Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees
"Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER!"
Omar Torrijos Herrera, Soldier
Small: If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather
"If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather"
Roberto Duran, Athlete
Small: Im not God - but I am something similar
"I'm not God - but I am something similar"
Roberto Duran, Athlete
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