"I don't think there is a single country in the world that has been subjected to such an aggression, such a blockade, such a systematic campaign of destabilization, as Cuba."

"Capitalism is disgusting. It is a dirty, filthy, foul thing."

"The most important thing is to have faith in the future."

"I ask your forgiveness for having fallen. To prevent speculation, I observe I have a fracture in the knee and maybe the arm too, I'm not sure."

"I am not a politician. I am a revolutionary."