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Quotes by Nicaraguan Authors
"There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?"
"What helped me was I had people around me to remind me to help my country even when it did me wrong, have respect for my people, my family, my nation and mankind."
"Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now because we don't have people who have the capability to not only train fighters but also train and create decent respectable citizens of the world."
"Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today."
"I made a gym, it's the best gym in Nicaragua, I have kids that this year July 6th through the 11th will be fighting and then will go on to the Central American Games and I'm sure at least one will win a gold medal."
"If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well."
"I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience."
"I could do what a lot of people are doing and that's sign the best Nicaraguan fighters and then sell them to Don King, but there's no way I'll do that."
"I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend."
"Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here."
"I'm doing it, I took responsibility in my country and I've done it with my bare hands."
"People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind."
"I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years."
"A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men."
"The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world."
"We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime."
"Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis."
"Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society."
"I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget."
"George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was wrong."
"President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas."
"During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult."
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