Elian Gonzalez Quotes (18 Quotes)

He is a precious child, there's just no doubt about it.

In accordance with the court of appeals ruling, we will take every step necessary to ensure that Elian does not leave the country while the court of appeals injunction is in place.

prove that he suffered past persecution or will suffer future persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular group, or political opinion.

very unwilling to listen, stubborn, unwilling to compromise on anything.

Because he'll take me to Cuba and I don't want to go to Cuba.

They really psychologically traumatized Elian, ... This lady (Reno) to me doesn't have a heart.

ClintonReno This is a day you will live to regret.

... told me, give me the boy, give the boy or I'm going to shoot and they said a bad word, give me the ... boy.

Well Mr. Dithers, First, I'm not sure that Asani applies. However, when you compare socialism as practiced in Cuba with capitalistic democracy in America, I cannot help but prefer the individualized system of the United States. However, I must admit that I am concerned with what I perceive as a system that favors the corporation over the individual.

It's no surprise. But when you live in the devil's house, you have to do what he says.

When they came in, I stood in front of everybody and begged them, 'Please don't let the boy see the guns ... I'll give you the boy,'

And, it charges that President Bill Clinton, with characteristic cowardice, ... another avenue through which to ingratiate himselfwith the dictator Castro.

I'd like to go to Cuba.

People come here from all over, and from as far away as Argentina, Poland, the Czech Republic and Japan,

It's an honor just to do this in New York, to give a voice to the Latinos who died in that tragedy that no one knows about because they were illegal aliens and, thus, undocumented. There was a story on Univision on the Spanish network about them, and that how Rick was inspired to write this piece. That I'm bringing that story to a Broadway stage is something I take real pride in.

I'm fairly certain his lawyers are keeping that in the back of their mind.

He just looked so relaxed and so calm, it's just something I ... have been thinking about since that day.

The boy wanted to be here in Miami, but he's obliged to live in an absurd system, ... Fidel doesn't let us communicate with him. Neither Elian nor his father agrees with the regime. He went back to Cuba only because the Clinton administration pressured him to.