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Quotes by Cuban Authors

"I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me."

"I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

Life, Questions

42

"They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"

"They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"

Fidel Castro, Cuban Statesman

Success, Failure, America, Capitalism

41

"Charm is a product of the unexpected."

"Charm is a product of the unexpected."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

40

"When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me. What means something is a page that has been filled with words."

"When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me. What means something is a page that has been filled with words."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Writing, First, Nothing, Words

39

"I just smoked a Cohiba the other day. It was great. You have to appreciate everything that cigar is."

"I just smoked a Cohiba the other day. It was great. You have to appreciate everything that cigar is."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

39

"Everyone should have a philosophy for living better."

"Everyone should have a philosophy for living better."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

Living, Philosophy

37

"I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick."

"I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick."

Jon Secada, Cuban Musician

Music, College, Pretty, Quick

35

"I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it."

"I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

Integrity, Congress, Word

35

"But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed and privilege to build up over whole centuries the indignation of a pious spirit, with its natural following of oppressed souls, will cast down with a single shove."

"But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed and privilege to build up over whole centuries the indignation of a pious spirit, with its natural following of oppressed souls, will cast down with a single shove."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Love, Greed, Privilege, Spirit

34

"This administration affects the everyday life of the common person."

"This administration affects the everyday life of the common person."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

34

"If you look closely, there is no book more visual than Three Trapped Tigers, in that it is filled with blank pages, dark pages, it has stars made of words, the famous magical cube made of numbers, and there is even a page which is a mirror."

"If you look closely, there is no book more visual than Three Trapped Tigers, in that it is filled with blank pages, dark pages, it has stars made of words, the famous magical cube made of numbers, and there is even a page which is a mirror."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Famous, Numbers, Stars, Words

34

"The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest."

"The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Force, Interest, Passion

34

"To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity."

"To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Talent, Dignity

33

"When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba."

"When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

33

"My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up."

"My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up."

Jon Secada, Cuban Musician

33

"I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave."

"I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

33

"Puns are a form of humor with words."

"Puns are a form of humor with words."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

32

"Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is driven by it and flees from where it does not exist."

"Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is driven by it and flees from where it does not exist."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

32

"Nothing exceeds like excess."

"Nothing exceeds like excess."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

Excess, Nothing

32

"You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place."

"You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

Attention, Study, Waiting

31

"I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels."

"I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

31

"Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs. It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs."

"Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs. It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

Music, Time, Drugs

30

"My mother had been educated at a convent, and she had been converted to communism by my father during Stalin's most rampant period, at the beginning of the 1930s. So she had two gods, God in heaven and god on earth."

"My mother had been educated at a convent, and she had been converted to communism by my father during Stalin's most rampant period, at the beginning of the 1930s. So she had two gods, God in heaven and god on earth."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

God, Mother, Father, Gods

30

"As long as your heart beats, one is never too old."

"As long as your heart beats, one is never too old."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

30

"Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story."

"Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Reading, Beginning, End

30

"In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation."

"In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

Experience, Moderation, Old, Order

30

"A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader."

"A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

30

"I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost."

"I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Inspirational, Work, Inspiration, Order

30

"The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for."

"The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

Family, Life, Deals

30

"No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!"

"No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!"

Fidel Castro, Cuban Statesman

Time, Revolution

29

"We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son."

"We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son."

Dave Lombardo, Cuban Musician

Wife, Son, Baby, First

29

"The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well."

"The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Trust, Life, Future, Honor

29

"I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game."

"I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

29

"Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect."

"Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Life, Body, Liberty

29

"A revolution is not a bed of roses."

"A revolution is not a bed of roses."

Fidel Castro, Cuban Statesman

Revolution, Bed, Roses

28

"Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents."

"Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

Discipline, Ladies, Obedience, Parents

28

"It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do."

"It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

28

"There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio."

"There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Life, Journalism

28

"You tell me one other person that graduated from Yale that is as inarticulate as Bush. Yale's a great school, and here's this idiot."

"You tell me one other person that graduated from Yale that is as inarticulate as Bush. Yale's a great school, and here's this idiot."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

28

"My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor."

"My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Parenting, Parents, Party, Poor

28

"For me, words are just words, nothing else."

"For me, words are just words, nothing else."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

28

"My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition."

"My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

Parenting, Parents, Reason

28

"An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life."

"An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Life, Death, Sacrifice, Appetite

28

"Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour."

"Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour."

Fidel Castro, Cuban Statesman

Man, Men, Destiny

28

"I first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had been published, and you cannot imagine how quickly a void was created around me."

"I first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had been published, and you cannot imagine how quickly a void was created around me."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Politics, First, June, Months

27

"It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense."

"It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense."

Jon Secada, Cuban Musician

Wedding, Pretty

27

"I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character."

"I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

People, Character, Job

27

"Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men."

"Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Man, Men, Mountains, Nations

27

"They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion."

"They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

History, Opinion, Years

27

"I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face."

"I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

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