“I'm a man with many defects. I love. I sing. I dream. I was born in th...” — Hugo Chavez Quote

“I'm a man with many defects. I love. I sing. I dream. I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised in the countryside, planting corn and selling sweets made by my grandmother. My children, my two daughters are with me and I want a better world for my grandchildren, for your grandchildren.”

“Venezuela is a free country, and we will not be blackmailed by anyone. We will not accept being told what to do over Iran; we will not accept being anyone's colony.”

“Terrorists bombard complete cities, such as Fallujah, Baghdad, innocent women and children.”

“I was a farm kid from the plains of South Venezuela, from a very poor family. I grew up in a palm tree house with an earthen floor.”

“What a thing, Europe. Europe! The cultured Europe! We are the barbarians, the Indians, the blacks, the southerners. How cynical is Europe. Chavez the tyrant! Chavez the strongman! Chavez, who wants to stay forever. While there, they have kings, my friend!”

“I was an altar boy. My mother wanted me to be a priest. I am very Christian and Catholic. ... I'm very faithful. I believe in God, in Jesus Christ.”

“If you think you're living in an imperfect world, you can write a book about a better world and hope that enough of your readers will notice the difference between the two.”

“I have said it already, I am convinced that the way to build a new and better world is not capitalism. Capitalism leads us straight to hell.”

“I think if everybody really did nothing but that in terms of how they behaved, just treat others the way they want to be treated, I think we would have a better world.”

“This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.”

“We know that the next several generations need a better world to live in, which can only be a post-Obama World.”

“One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.”