Quotes by Cuban authors

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"Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright"

Jose Marti, Activist

"A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself"

Jose Marti, Activist

"Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy"

Jose Marti, Activist

"It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing"

Jose Marti, Activist

"The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest"

Jose Marti, Activist

"One is guilty of all abjection that one does not help to relieve"

Jose Marti, Activist

"Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life"

Jose Marti, Activist

"In truth, men speak too much of danger"

Jose Marti, Activist

"Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all"

Jose Marti, Activist

"Charm is a product of the unexpected"

Jose Marti, Activist

"Did I put them in contact with the people to acquire them? Yes. Did I educate them on how to use them properly, and what way, shape, or form, and when, and with what supplements? Yes. Absolutely"

Jose Canseco, Athlete

"I'm a big believer in education, period"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American"

Jon Secada, Musician

"For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give"

Jon Secada, Musician

"And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background"

Jon Secada, Musician

"And for me, it's been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that I work with are guys that, one way or another, have been associated with the university"

Jon Secada, Musician

"There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned, very self-conscious about that"

Jon Secada, Musician

"My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career"

Jon Secada, Musician

"If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just gorgeous, I love being here, too"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz"

Jon Secada, Musician

"It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important"

Jon Secada, Musician

"Well, I always wanted to be educated and be prepared"

Jon Secada, Musician

"A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing and a really good strong music set"

Jon Secada, Musician

"Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together"

Jon Secada, Musician

"Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder"

Jon Secada, Musician

"With this new album, I prepared for it a long time, and I was happy with the songs and the production. I felt that I proved myself with the first album, and with this new album, I just want to share some of my music. And that was always my feeling and my intention"

Jon Secada, Musician

"This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying thing. Funding is being cut more and more and more"

Jon Secada, Musician

"My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up"

Jon Secada, Musician

"If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages"

Jon Secada, Musician

"So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me"

Jon Secada, Musician

"I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick"

Jon Secada, Musician

"For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced. That's what good pop music is all about, pop music that does reach out to people. It's very personalized and very real, honest and sincere"

Jon Secada, Musician

"Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it"

Bert Campaneris, Athlete

"You would give up your career if you lost your voice for good, or if the impresarios stopped calling, or the audiences stopped coming. But as long as those things are there, I don't plan to stop. There is nothing that makes me feel better than to be with my public"

Celia Cruz, Musician

"I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out"

Celia Cruz, Musician

"At the moment I have my family coming out with me on the road. We have our own vehicle and it's more like a family vacation. I just stop, do some gigs, and take off. It's a lot more fun now with the family"

Dave Lombardo, Musician

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