"I ask your forgiveness for having fallen. To prevent speculation, I observe I have a fracture in the knee and maybe the arm too, I'm not sure."

"The greatest glory of the revolution is not to have defeated imperialism, but to have created a new man."

"The revolution is beautiful. It is the most beautiful thing that can happen to a people."

"We are building a new society, a society of justice, equality, and human dignity."

"I don't propose to be a dictator. I don't propose to be a tyrant. I propose to be a leader of a revolution."