Cuba Quotes

“One young woman was convinced it’s part of the plan: by keeping everyone poor no one has time to organize to topple the system; they have to devote all their time and energy to the pursuit of the next meal.”
― Tony Mendoza, Cuba—Going Back

“socialism has only two fundamental problems: lunch and dinner.”
― Tony Mendoza, Cuba—Going Back

“Everybody is so busy doing biznes that Cuba is probably the most capitalistic and entrepreneurial country in the world.”
― Tony Mendoza, Cuba—Going Back

“At eight dollars a month, the average Cuban would have to save his or her entire salary for a hundred years to buy a car. Since”
― Tony Mendoza, Cuba—Going Back

“With the remaining 80 pesos, a Cuban has to pay around 15 pesos for the electric bill, 6 pesos for cooking gas, 5 pesos for water and sewer, and maybe 15–20 pesos if he or she is still paying for an apartment (although most people have finished paying their installments and own their dwellings). With”
― Tony Mendoza, Cuba—Going Back

“Cubans were getting a monthly ration of five pounds of rice, three pounds of beans, five eggs, one chicken, half a pound of coffee, milk for children up to age seven, one bar of soap, two rolls of toilet paper, three packs of cigarettes.”
― Tony Mendoza, Cuba—Going Back