Fidel Castro — "The revolution is beautiful. It is the most beautiful thing that can happen to a…"

"I apologize if I have offended anyone with my words, but I will not apologize for my ideas."

"I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened."

"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."

"I never thought I would live to be 90 years old, but here I am."

"I am not an optimist. I am a realist. I believe in the triumph of the revolution."