100 Quotes by Jose Feliciano

I never knew Mother Teresa, but I admired her, especially in this day and age when there aren't many heroes.

I made history and nothing can besmirch that. Nothing can erase that.

My parents did not want us to lose our culture and our language. And that was a good thing.

I was drawn to the guitar, and still am, because it struck me as the most soulful instrument.

Some people wanted me deported - as if you can be deported to Puerto Rico.

You can't write much quality, original music on a concertina.

I truly enjoyed the '60s.

I didn't write Feliz Navidad to make a lot of money for me.

I got tired of seeing people rush through the national anthem so they could have their popcorn and get to the game. Nobody ever sang the anthem with soul. It was always done clinically and they always stuck to the original. I put feeling into it. I sang it in a soulful manner.