"The legacy of the embargo will be Cuba's poverty and desperation. When the island comes out of it, they'll be even more desperate than they are now about the things they think they've missed. I think one of the unintended results of the embargo is that Cuba is quite consumerist - and I'm talking about the people, not the government or the official propaganda."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Achy Obejas

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Legacy Quotes

“The eye is made to see and not to think.... A good photograph is a surprise. How could we plan and foresee a surprise? We just have to be ready.”
“Any action, like any act of magic, is in some sense an act of faith ... I've seen the desert bloom, the flower that emerges from the barest hint of water, and I know the power of life will rise, stubborn and persistent to be renewed. May our actions be the wind that brings the rain.”
“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”
“We’ll always be grateful for the love we’ve received from all of our fans and supporters, and for winning a Super Bowl. I’ll always be proud to say I played for the Baltimore Ravens.”

Source : "At crossroads in quest to continue NFL career, Ray Rice asks forgiveness" by Aaron Wilson, www.baltimoresun.com. February 13, 2015.
“It is Lucifer, The son of mystery; And since God suffers him to be, He too, is God's minister, And labors for some good By us not understood.”
“True friends are never forgotten, they live within our hearts and souls.... forever , and always , dancing on our stage of memories.”
“If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.”
“We "need" cancer because, by the very fact of its incurability, it makes all other diseases, however virulent, not cancer.”

Source : Gilbert Adair (1986). “Myths & memories”, HarperCollins

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