A Quote by Gustavo Perez Firmat
I was born in Cuba but was made in the USA.
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The Indians on board said that thence to Cuba was a voyage in their canoes of a day and a half; these being small dug-outs without a sail. Such are their canoes. I departed thence for Cuba, for by the signs the Indians made of its greatness, and of its gold and pearls, I thought that it must be Cipango.
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In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record.
You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don't you think?
I was born in Cuba, and my parents were tropical agronomists.
