I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In personality and in courage, this man is the Himalayas. I have thus had the experience of witnessing the Himalayas.

Ideas do not need weapons.

I am not a dictator, and I do not think I will become one. I will not maintain power with a machine gun.

U.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terrorist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe.

I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country. This is not a personal matter. We are not people driven by a wish to be in the government since [it] is for us the least attractive work, even though we are politicians.

I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.

The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong.