"Forgive me for using the term 'fat little brother' ... It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don't you think? I'm doing this for the gentleman's health…"

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

"I am a Marxist-Leninist and I will be a Marxist-Leninist until the last day of my life."

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

"The revolution is a permanent process."