Down with the U.S. empire! It must be said, in the entire world: Down with the empire!

I'm a man with many defects. I love. I sing. I dream. I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised in the countryside, planting corn and selling sweets made by my grandmother. My children, my two daughters are with me and I want a better world for my grandchildren, for your grandchildren.

I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.

Israel criticizes Hitler a lot, so do we, but they've done something very similar, even worse, than what the Nazis did.

I'm a reading addict. I can't live without it, like someone who is addicted to drugs.

Venezuela has the biggest oil reserves in the world. And the biggest gas reserves in this hemisphere, the eighth in the world. Venezuela was a U.S. oil colony. All of our oil was going up to the north, and the gas was being used by the U.S. and not by us. Now we are diversifying. Our oil is helping the poor.

Peoples of the Americas are rising once again, saying no to imperialism, saying no to fascism, saying no to intervention - and saying no to death.