"The United States has more than enough power to destroy us, but it cannot make us surrender."

"I have a reputation for being a dictator. But I assure you, I am a very democratic dictator."

"The greatest danger to the revolution is boredom."

"I began the revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I would do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and a plan of action."

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