“At a certain point, people in Panama thought that everything was going...” — Ruben Blades Quote

“At a certain point, people in Panama thought that everything was going to be solved as soon as Noriega was gone. Of course, the disappointment was huge.”

“I really think that music itself, being one of the greatest possible vehicles for mass communication, should be probed to its extremes, to see how effective it can actually become, which is one of the reasons why I became also interested in presenting political points of view.”

“I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance.”

“At a certain point, we need to figure out how to reward those who choose a path that offers, often, almost no reward.”

“At a certain point, you have to kind of realize that greatness is a messy thing.”

“At a certain point in the writing of any book, you become absolutely certain that it's terrible and is only getting more terrible with every word you write. This is normal. You just have to keep going, push your way through, and have faith that, through practice and experience and determination, you will get to the end.”