I hope Mr. Obama has success.

My dream is to drop three atomic bombs on New York City.

In Cuba, taking into account the long fight for our independence and sovereignty, we will defend the one-party system in the face of the games, demagogy and the marketing of politics.

Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.

I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it.

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning.

I read all the speeches of the pope, his commentaries, and if the pope continues this way, I will go back to praying and go back to the church, and I'm not joking.

In Cuba we have one party, but in the U.S. there is very little difference. Both parties are an expression of the ruling class.

No country is 100 percent free of human rights abuses.

The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.

As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required.

Openness to change is key to implementing new knowledge. That is why one who is indifferent to change is not a friend of knowledge.

we can't win in this world unless we are patient.

Seventh grade had a full complement of creeps, weirdos, future criminals, and nerds.

If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.

I live for Tuesdays, and die by Wednesdays.

If there's one thing I know it's God does love a good joke.

Satiety comes of too frequent repetition and he who will not give himself leisure to be thirsty can never find the true pleasure of drinking

I think that turning on the charm without being fake is really important.

I wasn't very happy in high school: it was a confusing and sort of sad time for me.

I could write a treatise on the sudden transformation of life into archaeology