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.

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 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.

I hope Mr. Obama has success.

For real human beings, the only realism is an embodied realism.

Only after realising that routine immunisations were dangerous did I achieve a substantial drop in infant death rates.

Reading was very important; the proper exercise and development of one's mind was a paramount duty.

Hard to sit here and be close to you, and not kiss you.

A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.

A friend is the hope of the heart.

Republicans: the party that brought us 'Just Say No.' First as a drug policy, then as their entire platform.

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

I'm trying to make enough money where I can be financially independent and be able to go and just pursue that thing that everybody really needs, just pursue my family and the cause of my family

I don't just preach; I put my money where my mouth is!