Fidel Castro Quotes

"to turn it into a body which is truly representative of the interest of all the peoples of the world."

"These doctors could all already be there providing their services,"

"Humanity will preserve an emotional memory of the tireless work of His Holiness John Paul II in favor of peace, justice and solidarity among all people,"

"There have been nothing but obstacles and difficulties of all kinds,"

"He went too far in his speech. He was rude. He insulted. He lied, and he threatened."

"In the army of the workers there must be discipline; there must be comradeship, there must be unity; you are the officers of this army, you are the leaders."

"A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past."

"Where is the ethic, the justification, the respect for the most basic human rights and the common sense of such policies?"

"rebuild the Cuban revolution."

"to force us to surrender through hunger and illness ... as part of a monstrous, fascist plan."

"Thank you for coming to reinforce us in the difficult struggle that we are undergoing today, to preserve the ideas that you fought so hard for."

"I was closer to heaven here,"

"That's a hard lesson for those whose false pride and erroneous concepts have driven them not to respond, even late, to our offer,"

"I feel my belief in sacrifice and struggle getting stronger. I despise the kind of existence that clings to the miserly trifles of comfort and self-interest. 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 repeat my warmest congratulations and the desire to continue strengthening the existing relations between our two parties, governments and peoples,"

"The memory, the spirit, and the unforgettable presence of Che are presiding over this Fifth Party Congress."

"We will talk and we will help ourselves in a dignified manner in cases of disaster,"

"North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity."

"I am appealing to their intelligence."

"I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure [Jesus Christ]."