If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is likewise true that every Cuban has nothing to read and must be very cautious about what he writes

Quote by Jacobo Timmerman

Topics: Country Quotes, Reading Quotes, Writing Quotes

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks...

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks...

One of the strongest prejudices that one has to overcome when one visits Australia is...

One of the strongest prejudices that one has to overcome when one visits Australia is...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

Once all the Germans were warlike and mean But that couldn't happen again We taught...

Once all the Germans were warlike and mean But that couldn't happen again We taught...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a...

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a...

No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country...

No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country...

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to...

El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

Blessed be the country where force and punishment don't have to be employed.

Blessed be the country where force and punishment don't have to be employed.

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

This is why I studied literature in college. This is why I became a teacher:...

This is why I studied literature in college. This is why I became a teacher:...

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.