Cuba Quotes · Page 7

I once dealt with a prima donna on a movie set. I won't say who, but his first name is a country.…

— Artie Lange

Unless we make revolutionary reforms, some day - in some unknown serra - some unknown Fidel Castro will rise up in Brazil.

— Janio Quadros

If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your…

— Edward Burnett Tylor

Few living figures could contribute as much as Castro to our understanding of the second half of the 20th century.

— Stephen Kinzer

I think Fidel [Castro] has a stronger allergy to the market than his brother, but he is not getting in the way…

— Jeffrey Goldberg

I have real fears for Cuba based on the South American experience. Where you have had such a stern regime, as Fidel's…

— John Gimlette

What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries…

— Ruben Blades

[The overthrow of the Castro regime] is the top priority of the US government. - all else is secondary - no time,…

— Robert Kennedy

Communism in Cuba will collapse sooner or later because you can't control the free flow of information. Communism prevents organizations from developing…

— Lech Walesa

I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of…

— Carlos Santana

My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the…

— Ted Cruz

The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health…

— Tom Gjelten

I have my great grandmother's recipe for black beans, all the way from Cuba, and I know how to make those. I'm…

— Danny Pino

I don't want to be the crazy woman who does it for years and years and years, and tries and fails and…

— Diana Nyad

I pray the Pope [Francis] can use his moral authority to inspire true religious freedom, and bring us closer to the day…

— Marco Rubio

Tourism has affected Cuba, because tourists come and they bring racist, sexist ideas. They bring a whole vision that there are rich…

— Assata Shakur

“In the Cuban House of Representatives in 1955, Díaz-Balart spoke out against the amnesty granted to Castro by Batista. He went on…

— Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba

Why do you think there's so many thousands of Cuban doctors in Florida? Because they all had to leave Cuba. Because doctors…

— Rafael Cruz

Between 1831 and 1891, US armed forces - usually the Marines - invaded Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia,…

— Michael Parenti

“For some time now, Germany has had cruise ships visiting Cuba, such as the MS Deutschland, which can accommodate 513 passengers and…

— Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba

Cubans who arrive and can prove that they are refugees who are truly fleeing political persecution will continue to qualify as refugees.…

— Marco Rubio

That was the reason why very few people fleeing the rise of fascism in Europe, especially in Germany, could get to the…

— Noam Chomsky

Now that Mr. Trump is the President-elect: If he chooses, he can, by executive order, repeal most of what President Barack Obama…

— Louis Farrakhan

I am being bombed by questions of all kinds. I will try to be very concise and try to explain to the…

— Che Guevara

The United States must stand with the Cuban people who are displaying courage by protesting the communist regime that has destroyed their…

— Nicole Malliotakis

If the two economies can figure out how to waltz... I think there is benefit for Colorado colleges and universities, and I…

— John Hickenlooper

Think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela. These countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to…

— Barack Obama

The notion that somehow you're going to have freedom just kind of outbreak in Cuba, I think is false.

— Jeb Bush

Cuba has become a symbol of courageous resistance to attack. Since 1959, Cuba has been under attack from the hemispheric superpower.

— Noam Chomsky

“In 1928, Celulosa Cubana, S.A., founded by sugar tycoon Manuel Rionda, began making bagasse paper in Tuinucu, Cuba.”

— Mark Kurlansky

I don't think that the reality of Cuba is perfect, but it doesn't cleave to the negativity, either, with which some people…

— Fernando Perez

In Cuba we had the most ferocious form of capitalism for 60 years. It dominated every sphere of life.

— Alejandro Castro Espin

President Obama announced that he's going to reopen diplomatic relations with Cuba. He wants to act before Seth Rogen makes a movie…

— Conan O'Brien

The Catholic Church played an integral role in supporting the opening between the U.S. and Cuban governments.

— Ben Rhodes

I think it's going to be an important policy, the opening of Cuba and I think political policy for the hemisphere.

— Joy-Ann Reid

“I resent the hell out of the politicians and generals who force events on us that structure our lives, that dictate the…

— Cristina García

I used to run a night club in Fort Myers, Florida called Norma Jean's Dance Club. That was the hottest spot from…

— Diamond Dallas Page

I am no apologist for Fidel's [Castro] regime. It is, after all, a totalitarian regime. So I would like to see that…

— John Gimlette

Frankly, to be a poor child in Cuba may in many instances be better than being a poor child in Miami, and…

— Eleanor Clift

Look what we did with Cuba. You isolate a country, and all you do is impoverish that country.

— John Layfield