What most impressed me about Cuba was the optimism.

I think that any time anybody gets rid of oppression, intervention, exploitation, cruelty - that's positive.

I think that one of the great things that the Cuban revolution has done is preserve history.

There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna do that...." I think that being an activist on this planet is a privilege and a pleasure.

My life wasn't beautiful and creative before I became politically active. My life was totally changed when I began to struggle.

Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.

If we are not committed to saving this earth we will be buying designer air filters and gas masks with little Nike swishes on them.