"We are not going to give up our principles for anything in the world. We are not going to betray our people."

"I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened."

"If this revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell. Hell itself. Because by the time there will be a million, a million and a half people with no work, people who will not believe in a…"

"I have been asked if I would accept a peaceful coexistence with capitalism. My answer is yes, but only if they accept a peaceful coexistence with socialism."

"We will continue to fight for our ideals, no matter how difficult the struggle."