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

When I was a young boy, my father taught me that to be a good Catholic, I had to confess at church if I ever had impure thoughts about a girl. That very evening, I had to rush to confess my sin. And the next night, and the next. After a week, I decided religion wasn't for me.

I promise all Cuban mothers that I will never will make them weep.

This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word. And I say, we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell.

I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews. I would say much more than the Muslims. They have been slandered much more than the Muslims because they are blamed and slandered for everything. No one blames the Muslims for anything.

There are enough doctors on the planet so that nobody has to die for lack of attendance.

Condemn me, it does not matter: history will absolve me.