Help does not mean to intervene. I will not meddle if I am not invited to do so. But if I can serve as a go-between with my experience, I will support the government's call for dialogue with the rebel forces who also have their problems, who also have their fears. I think all us Latin Americans have to help.

Uruguay is a country which has grown from immigration, people from all over. That is our origin.

I may appear to be an eccentric old man... But this is a free choice.

I'm not the poorest president. The poorest is the one who needs a lot to live.

I have a way of life that I don't change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if it's not enough for others. For me, it is no sacrifice, it's a duty.

The way the banks behave is frankly unbearable. I didn't rob for me. I expropriated resources for a struggle. If I had robbed for myself that would be different.

My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied.