Fidel Castro

I have faith in the future of humanity.

The revolution is irreversible.

The imperialists will never forgive us for making a socialist revolution 90 miles from their coast.

Our revolution is a battle for life against death.

I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of cowardice.

The Cuban people are not afraid to die for their country.

I have concluded – maybe a little late – that speeches must be short.

We are not politicians. We made our revolution to get the politicians out.

If that filthy capitalist interrupts my speech one more time, I'll kick his ass all the way to Miami!

My beard means many things. It is a symbol of the revolution.

We do not know what a communist is. We do not know what socialism is. We are simply following our own path.

If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.

There is no more ridiculous or absurd idea than to believe that any man can be replaced.

I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that gave me a sense of social justice and the ideas that came from the figure of Jesus Christ.

Capitalism is disgusting. It is a dirty, filthy, foul thing.

A revolution is not a bed of roses.

I don't think anyone has been slandered more than I have.

The United States has a very big problem. It has too many rich people.

I reached the conclusion that the only way to avoid the path of war was to try to organize a system of collective security that would prevent aggression.

The problem of humanity is not what it consumes, but what it wastes.