I am the son of an illiterate father and mother.

I respect the path Cuba chooses to take.

All countries have problems with China's economic power.

Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only generate monsters: bitterness, intolerance, fundamentalism, and the damaging denial of current hegemonies.The poor must be given reasons to live, not to kill or die.

I will never tire from repeating my commitment to ensuring that every Brazilian can have breakfast, lunch and supper every day.

My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.

Where there is hunger there is no hope. There is only desolation and pain. Hunger nurtures violence and fanaticism. A world where people starve will never be safe