Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction. It claims millions of victims each year.

Only in my case, when my presidency ends, I will go back to my home industrial city town, 800 meters from my local trade union that projected me my political life. And if I fail, when I go back to my hometown, it's going to take another century for another worker, another member of the working class to reach the presidency, because people are going to say that the workers do not have the competency to run a country.

If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community.

I respect the path Cuba chooses to take.

No one can wipe away the injustices of centuries in only eight years.

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

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