Tourism has affected Cuba, because tourists come and they bring racist, sexist ideas. They bring a whole vision that there are rich people all over the world and that's the way it should be.

In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.

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

The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practise.

People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.

Love is contraband in Hell, cause love is an acid that eats away bars. But you, me, and tomorrow hold hands and make vows that struggle will multiply. The hacksaw has two blades. The shotgun has two barrels. We are pregnant with freedom. We are a conspiracy.

I can't do nothin except try to find cloud nine.