Cuban Quotes

97 Cuban quotes by 78 unique authors

Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a… — Compay Segundo
You [President Kennedy] have made some pretty strong statements about their being defensive and that we would take action against offensive weapons. I think that… — Curtis LeMay
I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American. — Jon Secada
My father is Cuban. Spanish was my first language, but I don't speak it that much anymore because I had dyslexia, and in school they… — Bella Thorne
My dad would call me his Cuban princess because I had really dark olive skin because I was always in the sun; but I don't… — Bella Thorne
The Cuban-born Mario Algaze has a Chambian way of collapsing present and past. — Holland Cotter
Only the Communist Party, as the institution that brings together the revolutionary vanguard and will always guarantee the unity of Cubans, can be the worthy… — Raul Castro
Music is so essential to the Cuban character that you can't disentangle it from the history of the nation. the history of Cuban music is… — Ned Sublette
One often reads that the 1950s was the golden age of Cuban music, but it was really one long phase, from 1937 to 1958, each… — Ned Sublette
The two biggest hits (by Machito)... were about that enduring Cuban song topic-food: 'Sopa de pichn' [pigeon soup] and 'Paella'. If you think that all… — Ned Sublette
If you're setting a game during the Cuban Missile Crisis, look through a library. find out what people were wearing, what other issues were in… — Graham Nelson
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
I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a… — Danny Pino
You have to eat right. That does not mean that I don't drink Cuban coffee. That does not mean that I do not have two… — Cristina Saralegui
I'm Cuban-American, everybody says. I have a Cuban background, Cuban blood. — Gio Gonzalez
Danzon is my favorite Cuban music, played by a traditional string orchestra with flute and piano. It's very formally structured but romantic music, which derives… — Rachel Kushner
I was named after Yul Brynner because my mother had an infatuation with him. Who the hell names a Cuban kid Yul? Talk about a… — Yul Vazquez
I listen to and I play all kinds of music, and I'm interested in jazz and in bluegrass - I like it all - but… — Andy Garcia
The fact that that's the difference between Mexicans and Cubans is pronounced. It's so immediately recognizable, the way a Cuban speaks, the way a Cuban… — Hector Elizondo
You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars. — Jamie Farr
My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Look at what President Kennedy managed to achieve during the Cuban missile crisis. If Bush had been president in 1962, do you think he would… — Bianca Jagger
Kennedy was haunted by the Bay of Pigs invasion but carried the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later increased the number of U.S.… — Kitty Kelley
I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and… — Ryan Lochte
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people. — William McKinley

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