Repetition is a revolutionary virtue.
FIDEL CASTRO
FIDEL CASTRO
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We are not politicians. We made our revolution to get the politicians out.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro Were Kennedy not a millionaire, illiterate and ignorant, then he would obviously understand that you cannot revolt against the peasants.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro 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.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro I don’t think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and arrow. It’s the nuclear age, and war can annihilate us all. The only way to achieve solutions seems to be for the different social systems to coexist.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro There is talk of the failure of socialism, and where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America?
Fidel CastroFidel Castro Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the morality, nor the ethics to solve the problems of poverty.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro So these Red Sox, are they a Communist organization?
Fidel CastroFidel Castro We are not only a Latin American nation, we are an Afro-American nation also.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro Quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro I believe that all of us ought to retire relatively young.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro We are going to give a little something, a few little years more, to socialism, because socialism is defunct. It dies all by itself. The bad thing is that socialism, being a victim of its Did I say socialism?
Fidel CastroFidel Castro I am not a dictator, and I do not think I will become one. I will not maintain power with a machine gun.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro There are enough doctors on the planet so that nobody has to die for lack of attendance.
Fidel CastroFidel Castro
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Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.
William FeatherWilliam Feather After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.
H. G. WellsH. G. Wells Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
Gore VidalGore Vidal As I’ve said repeatedly, Joe Biden in the White House is a threat to America’s safety and security.
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W. Edwards DemingW. Edwards Deming You can’t repeat things because each time is different. The universe has changed. Everything has changed.
Jerry GarciaJerry Garcia I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli Even little children repeat that oftentimes people are hanged for having told the truth.
Joan of ArcJoan of Arc