Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

The teacher is no longer merely the-one-who-teaches, but one who is him/herself taught in dialogue with the students, who in turn while being taught also teach. They become jointly responsible for a process in which all grow.

How can I be an educator if I do not develop in myself a caring and loving attitude toward the student, which is indispensable on the part of one who is committed to teaching and to the education process itself.

The future isn't something hidden in a corner.The future is something we build in the present.

For cultural invasion to succeed, it is essential that those invaded become convinced of their intrinsic inferiority.

It's no sin to make a critical study of Brazil's reality. A small percentage own land. Most people don't.

The hope of remaking the world is indispensable in the struggle of oppressed men and women.