I’m not attached to anything. I’m attached to what it feels it's my duty, to do my duty. I think that I will die with the boots on.
Fidel CastroI neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief.
Fidel CastroWe have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
Fidel CastroI 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.
Fidel CastroIt would have been the easiest thing in the world for us to build those emplacements under the guise of something totally different and they would have never been discovered. The amazing thing was that they weren't discovered earlier. It was a question of carelessness, lack of foresight.
Fidel CastroIf there ever was in the history of humanity an enemy who was truly universal, an enemy whose acts and moves trouble the entire world, threaten the entire world, attack the entire world in any way or another, that real and really universal enemy is precisely Yankee imperialism.
Fidel CastroThere is talk of the failure of socialism, and where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America?
Fidel CastroThere are enough doctors on the planet so that nobody has to die for lack of attendance.
Fidel CastroThe solutions put forth by imperialism are the quintessence of simplicity...When they speak of the problems of population and birth, they are in no way moved by concepts related to the interests of the family or of society...Just when science and technology are making incredible advances in all fields, they resort to technology to suppress revolutions and ask the help of science to prevent population growth. In short, the peoples are not to make revolutions, and women are not to give birth. This sums up the philosophy of imperialism.
Fidel CastroThe selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is - and I mean this seriously - the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been.
Fidel Castro...quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
Fidel CastroWe do not deny the possibility of peaceful [political] transition, but we are still awaiting the first case.
Fidel CastroThere is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
Fidel CastroI've always considered Christ to be one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of humanity.
Fidel CastroI began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
Fidel CastroThe revolution has no time for elections. There is no more democratic government in Latin America than the revolutionary government.
Fidel CastroI don't think it is so difficult to solve the problems between Cuba and the United States; it all depends on whether there is a dialogue, a discussion, or if the prejudices and hatred of people like the extremists and terrorists from the Cuban community, who try to impose their policies, prevail.
Fidel CastroU.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terrorist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe.
Fidel CastroNorth Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.
Fidel CastroWhy do some people have to go barefoot so that others can drive luxury cars? Why are some people able to live only 35 years in order that others can live 70 years? Why do some people have to be miserably poor in order that others can be extravagantly rich? I speak for all the children in the world who don't even have a piece of bread.
Fidel CastroI 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.
Fidel CastroForgive me for using the term 'fat little brother'. It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don't you think? I'm doing this for the gentleman's health.
Fidel CastroThe truth is that after several decades of neoliberalism, the rich are becoming increasingly richer while the poor are both more numerous and increasingly poorer.
Fidel CastroI am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement, but we do not have to say that we are anticommunists just to fawn on foreign powers.
Fidel CastroA smart policy should be one that tends to receive the capitals, pays the price for that capital - which is the interest - returns the capital and in the end the factories, the industries, are left to remain in the country.
Fidel CastroGood athletes do not know what tiredness is. They do not know what discouragement is. Good athletes only know what victory is.
Fidel CastroI would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.
Fidel CastroRevolutionaries must proclaim their ideas courageously ... and express their intentions so that no one is deceived.
Fidel Castro