"The revolution is like a tree. It grows slowly, but it grows strong."

"I'm not thinking of cutting my beard, because I'm accustomed to my beard and my beard means many things to my country. When we have fulfilled our promise of good government, I will cut my beard."

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

"I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement."

"We are not afraid of weapons; we are not afraid of bombs; we are not afraid of anything. We are only afraid of hunger and unemployment."