The land belongs to the people who work it.

I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.

If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.

The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.

The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.

Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.

I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.

I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.

The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters.

One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.

Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and don’t care to know any more.

It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.

You only ask people about themselves so you can tell them about yourself.

I don't care about anything. But I care about you.

Life is not just one dark moment after another.

Mountains and deserts, with their sparse life at the limit of existence, make one restless and disconsolate; one becomes an explorer in an intellectual realm as well as in a physical one.

Ever eat so much you feel sick? Isn't that the best?

Aesthetically, I don't really like the blond, tan thing. I am pale. So I may as well embrace the pale. Long, blond hair and a bad spray tan is the stuff of my nightmares.

The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.

This is the point. One technology doesn't replace another, it complements. Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.