Cuba Quotes
147 quotes by 109 authors
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Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.
— Alberto Juantorena
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Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. Skies the most effulgent but basket the…
— Herman Melville
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I'm the type of guy where one thing leads to another and eventually it gets awful. If I put a $5 bet on a roulette…
— Artie Lange
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The Kennedy Administration's public pronouncements on the matter suggested that the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Castro's Cuba would represent an unacceptable strategic threat…
— John F. Kennedy
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May be my favorite of my Cuba dispatches.....
— Jeff Greenwald
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Think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela. These countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way…
— Barack Obama
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In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.
— Alberto Juantorena
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Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries. That's what Kennedy did with Khrushchev. That's what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That's what Nixon did…
— Barack Obama
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Let America add Mexico to Texas, and pile Cuba upon Canada; let the English overswarm all India, and hang out their blazing banner from the…
— Herman Melville
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These are the highlights in a lifetime of following sports. Hilarity. The most sheer fun I ever had in sports was playing volleyball, a game…
— James A. Michener
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Hugo Chavez has tried to steal an inspiring phrase 'Patria o muerte, venceremos.' It does not belong to him. It belongs to a free Cuba.
— Mitt Romney
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There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights and…
— Nelson Mandela
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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 throw pretty hard,…
— Monte Irvin
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So who's the big red menace nowadays? Cuba. That's it? I'm sorry, but it's hard to whip up any us against them nationalist fervor about…
— Dennis Miller
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...the current Human Rights Commission's working group is made up of the Netherlands, Hungary, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. No, I'm not making that up.
— Andrew Sullivan
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What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries that would go…
— Ruben Blades
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I have my great grandmother's recipe for black beans, all the way from Cuba, and I know how to make those. I'm actually pretty good…
— Danny Pino
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President Obama has decided to have the United Nations review the law of Arizona. You have got to be kidding! We're now going to have…
— Russell Pearce
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When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.
— Compay Segundo
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My first language is both English and Spanish. My mom was raised in Los Angeles, so with her we spoke English, but my father was…
— Jencarlos Canela
Who Wrote These Cuba Quotes
109 authors contributed a total of 147 Cuba Quotes, led by these top contributors: