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Quotes by Cuban Authors
"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."
"My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career."
"You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship."
"He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical."
"One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army."
"The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs."
"I think all writing is done through memory."
"Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition."
"I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life."
"For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced. That's what good pop music is all about, pop music that does reach out to people. It's very personalized and very real, honest and sincere."
"I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do."
"Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away."
"There's always something about the Tonight Show that makes me a little bit anxious, nervous, excited. But it's good. It's good. It's been real good for me. It always has helped my career and Jay and all the people here have always been great."
"I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner."
"Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together."
"No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking."
"We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions."
"To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft."
"So to get to play for the Yankees was really exciting. Really exciting."
"This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career."
"I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread."
"I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual."
"You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them."
"The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets Those who have you, o Liberty, do not know. you. Those who do not have you should not speak of you, but win you."
"He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter."
"They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"
"I just smoked a Cohiba the other day. It was great. You have to appreciate everything that cigar is."
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