Fidel Castro

"A revolution is not a bed of roses."

"Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me."

"The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall."

"I am a Marxist-Leninist and will be one until the day I die."

"Without a revolution, there is no socialism."

"Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour."

"All the glory in the world is not worth a good friend."

"The moment of truth is a fabric that tears easily."

"If they ever try to force me to my knees, I will fight."

"Youth is wasted on young people."

"I think that a man is the product of his circumstances."

"The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"Nobody can give freedom. If you desire freedom, then take it."

"I have always been a passionate defender of truth."

"The greatest penalty is to be forgotten."

"To be revolutionary is a great honor."

"Capitalism destroys itself because of its own contradictions."

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him."

"We will never negotiate under pressure."

"The people decide their own destiny."

"Martyrdom is the highest honor."

"I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15."

"The revolution must be made through the people, not for the people."

"There is no greater responsibility than taking up arms in defense of peace."

"The duty of every revolutionary is to make the revolution."

"I find myself representing a small country that has had the courage to stand up."

"To be a revolutionary is not a profession, it is a way of life."

"One does not assume power with the intention of surrendering it."

"The revolution has no time for elections."