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title: "183 Castro Quotes by 102 authors"
description: "Browse 183 Castro quotes by 102 authors. Discover the best Castro sayings and thoughts."
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> [Some people call me the unofficial mayor of Castro Street.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-milk/some-people-call-me-the-unofficial-mayor-of-castro-street/)

[Harvey Milk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-milk/)

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> [I like Fidel Castro and his beard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/i-like-fidel-castro-and-his-beard/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

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> [I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fidel-castro/i-am-fidel-castro-and-we-have-come-to-liberate-cuba/)

[Fidel Castro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fidel-castro/)

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> [Fidel Castro for me is like a father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elian-gonzalez/fidel-castro-for-me-is-like-a-father/)

[Elian Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elian-gonzalez/)

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> [I just don't want to die the same day Castro dies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-buchwald/i-just-don-t-want-to-die-the-same-day-castro-dies/)

[Art Buchwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-buchwald/)

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> [Fidel Castro was a born rebel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/fidel-castro-was-a-born-rebel/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [ \[Castro is\] a source of inspiration to the world. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-campbell/castro-is-a-source-of-inspiration-to-the-world/)

[Naomi Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-campbell/)

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> [ He \[Castro\] is a genius. We spoke about everything. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicholson/he-castro-is-a-genius-we-spoke-about-everything/)

[Jack Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicholson/)

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> [When Fidel Castro is gone, there will be hope for Cuba. There will be opportunity for Cuba.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-curbelo/when-fidel-castro-is-gone-there-will-be-hope-for-cuba-there-will-be/)

Carlos Curbelo

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> [ I got my job through the New York Times. \[Written underneath:\] So did Castro. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reisner/i-got-my-job-through-the-new-york-times-written-underneath-so-did/)

Robert Reisner

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> [Castro has been a teacher for me. A master. Not on ideology but on strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-chavez/castro-has-been-a-teacher-for-me-a-master-not-on-ideology-but-on/)

[Hugo Chavez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-chavez/)

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> [Hillary Clinton supported concessions to the Castro brothers and got almost nothing in return for ending the embargo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-christie/hillary-clinton-supported-concessions-to-the-castro-brothers-and-got/)

[Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-christie/)

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> [As his country crumbled around him, Fidel Castro's stature diminished abroad and at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gjelten/as-his-country-crumbled-around-him-fidel-castro-s-stature-diminished/)

[Tom Gjelten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gjelten/)

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> [There are examples of fraternal dictatorships, or one, anyway: the passing of power from Fidel to Raul Castro.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-abrams/there-are-examples-of-fraternal-dictatorships-or-one-anyway-the/)

[Elliott Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-abrams/)

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> [Unfortunately, writing and reporting the truth is not allowed under Castro's tyrannical dictatorship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lincoln-diaz-balart/unfortunately-writing-and-reporting-the-truth-is-not-allowed-under/)

[Lincoln Diaz-Balart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lincoln-diaz-balart/)

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> [Few living figures could contribute as much as Castro to our understanding of the second half of the 20th century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/few-living-figures-could-contribute-as-much-as-castro-to-our/)

[Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/)

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> [The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/the-consequence-of-the-bay-of-pigs-failure-wasn-t-an-acceptance-of/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

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> [It is necessary for me to express the deep sorrow that I feel for all the Cuban people both inside and outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-garcia/it-is-necessary-for-me-to-express-the-deep-sorrow-that-i-feel-for-all/)

[Andy Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-garcia/)

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> [“He wants their sexuality to be an equalizer; he wants to focus on the discrimination they face in common. But Simon can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-benjamin/he-wants-their-sexuality-to-be-an-equalizer-he-wants-to-focus-on-the/)

[Chloe Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-benjamin/)

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> [Spouting quotes from Mao, Castro, and Che Guevara, which are as germane to our highly technological, computerized, cybernetic, nuclearpowered, mass media society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-alinsky/spouting-quotes-from-mao-castro-and-che-guevara-which-are-as-germane/)

[Saul Alinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-alinsky/)

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> [I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/i-played-for-almendares-in-cuba-guess-who-was-trying-out-for-the-team/)

[Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/)

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> [Fidel Castro takes up so much space in the Cuban mind. It's hard for us to imagine as Americans - isn't it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-simon/fidel-castro-takes-up-so-much-space-in-the-cuban-mind-it-s-hard-for/)

[Scott Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-simon/)

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> [For Castro, freedom starts with education. And if literacy alone were the yardstick, Cuba would rank as one of the freest nations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-walters/for-castro-freedom-starts-with-education-and-if-literacy-alone-were-2/)

[Barbara Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-walters/)

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> [The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-ventura/the-first-thing-out-of-fidel-castro-s-mouth-to-me-he-looked-me-right/)

[Jesse Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ventura/)

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> [I have very liberal parents. People forget that Fidel Castro was on the cover of 'Time' magazine, and the one that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-have-very-liberal-parents-people-forget-that-fidel-castro-was-on/)

[Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/)

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> [Whenever I'm asked about independent cinema, I think of what Fidel Castro said during the Cold War about the league of non-aligned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-payne/whenever-i-m-asked-about-independent-cinema-i-think-of-what-fidel/)

[Alexander Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-payne/)

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> [“Warnings of the dire consequences came fast. For Castro to control Cuba is “a disgrace and an affront which diminishes the respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-bolender/warnings-of-the-dire-consequences-came-fast-for-castro-to-control/)

[Keith Bolender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-bolender/)

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> [I first interviewed Fidel Castro 39 years ago. He was charming and fiercely guarded about his private life. He called our interviews…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-walters/i-first-interviewed-fidel-castro-39-years-ago-he-was-charming-and/)

[Barbara Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-walters/)

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> [Since Castro took power, the Cuban people have been denied basic human freedoms. No freedom of religion, no freedom of the press,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/since-castro-took-power-the-cuban-people-have-been-denied-basic-human/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [Meeting Fidel Castro was really cool. It's cool because it's Fidel, and it's a world leader, and there's so much history behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-mcgruder/meeting-fidel-castro-was-really-cool-it-s-cool-because-it-s-fidel-and/)

[Aaron McGruder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-mcgruder/)

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> [I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-mae-brown/i-don-t-think-there-is-a-gay-lifestyle-i-think-that-s-superficial/)

[Rita Mae Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-mae-brown/)

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> [“The US military and the CIA got busy working on plans for the conquest of Cuba. And it would be no Mickey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mal-peet/the-us-military-and-the-cia-got-busy-working-on-plans-for-the/)

[Mal Peet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mal-peet/)

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> [Every Cuban has a house to live in, no matter how meager. That house is provided by government. Every Cuban who gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-farrakhan/every-cuban-has-a-house-to-live-in-no-matter-how-meager-that-house-is/)

[Louis Farrakhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-farrakhan/)

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> [We have to remember that literally within months after Castro's taking office the planes from Florida were beginning to bomb Cuba. Within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/we-have-to-remember-that-literally-within-months-after-castro-s/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [There were so many Cuban-Americans upset that we were going to Cuba and I was curious to see why they were so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/there-were-so-many-cuban-americans-upset-that-we-were-going-to-cuba/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

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> [If you look at US internal documents, they explain very clearly what the threat of Cuba was. So, back in the early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/if-you-look-at-us-internal-documents-they-explain-very-clearly-what/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [“There is now a museum near Havana, commemorating the “Campaña Nacional de Alphabetization en Cuba” in La Ciudad Libertad or the “City…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba-2/there-is-now-a-museum-near-havana-commemorating-the-campa-a-nacional/)

Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba

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> [ The one consistent policy running through this \[Clinton\] administration is the love it has lavished on Marxists -- food aid for North… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-feder/the-one-consistent-policy-running-through-this-clinton-administration/)

[Don Feder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-feder/)

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> [There is a reason why Nelson Mandela went to Cuba to praise Castro and thank the Cuban people almost as soon as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-is-a-reason-why-nelson-mandela-went-to-cuba-to-praise-castro/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [John F. Kennedy, who seized the White House from Richard Nixon in a frenzied campaign that turned a whole generation of young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/john-f-kennedy-who-seized-the-white-house-from-richard-nixon-in-a/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

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## Top authors on Castro

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                        "text": "If you look at US internal documents, they explain very clearly what the threat of Cuba was. So, back in the early 1960s the State Department described the threat of Cuba as Castro's successful defiance of US policy, going back to the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine established the US claim to dominate the Western hemisphere and Castro was successfully defying that. That's not tolerable. It is like somebody saying \"let's have democracy in Greece,\" and we just can't tolerate that so we have to destroy the threat at its roots.",
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                        "text": "“There is now a museum near Havana, commemorating the “Campaña Nacional de Alphabetization en Cuba” in La Ciudad Libertad or the “City of Liberty.” This museum is situated in Fulgencio Batista’s former office, in the western suburbs of Havana. The museum contains many thank-you letters that were sent to Fidel Castro with gratitude. These letters were also used by UNESCO to gauge the success of the 1961 literacy campaign. Many of these letters are now on display and can be seen along with photographs, taken around the island during that year. Additional materials including the records of all 100,000 volunteers are also proudly kept on file here.”",
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                        "text": "The one consistent policy running through this [Clinton] administration is the love it has lavished on Marxists -- food aid for North Korea, diplomatic recognition of the Hanoi regime, chronic kowtowing to Beijing and now doing Castro's dirty work. How can the Clinton gang -- which carried the Viet Cong flag during anti-war demonstrations and decorated their dorm rooms with pictures of Che Guevara -- not feel contempt for people who insist, with every fiber of their being, that communism is mankind's mortal enemy?",
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                        "text": "There is a reason why Nelson Mandela went to Cuba to praise Castro and thank the Cuban people almost as soon as he got out of jail. That's a third world reaction and they understand it. Cuba played an enormous role in the liberation of Africa and the overthrow of Apartheid, sending doctors and teachers to the poorest places in the world, to Haiti, to Pakistan after the earthquake, almost everywhere. The internationalism is just astonishing. I don't think there has been anything like it in history.",
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                        "text": "John F. Kennedy, who seized the White House from Richard Nixon in a frenzied campaign that turned a whole generation of young Americans into political junkies, got shot in the head for his efforts, murdered in Dallas by some hapless geek named Oswald who worked for either Castro, the mob, Jimmy Hoffa, the CIA, his dominatrix landlady or the odious, degenerate FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. The list is long and crazy - maybe Marilyn Monroe's first husband fired those shots from the grassy knoll. Who knows?",
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