In Guatemala, the gap between rich and poor must be eliminated, or we will continue to be the example of conflict in America.
Rigoberta MenchuThere is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.
Rigoberta MenchuThe human being is to be respected and defended, not protected like a bird or a river.
Rigoberta Menchu... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.
Rigoberta MenchuThe Mayas, our grandparents, always said; every human being occupies a small piece of time. Time itself is much longer, and because of this they always said that we must care for this earth while we are on it because it will be part of our children and the children of our grandchildren. They know that life is short, that it can end so soon, and that if one gets lost on the way, others will come to take their place.
Rigoberta Menchu