Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction. It claims millions of victims each year.”
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“The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development.”
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“Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the huge problems that lie ahead of us.”
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“Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.”
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“A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.”
-- Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaSource : Speech to United Nations General Assembly, New York, N.Y., 23 Sept. 2003
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“Well-fed people can enhance their dignity, their health and their learning capacity. Putting resources into social programs is not expenditure. It is investment.”
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“Where there is hunger there is no hope. There is only desolation and pain. Hunger nurtures violence and fanaticism. A world where people starve will never be safe”
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“I will never tire from repeating my commitment to ensuring that every Brazilian can have breakfast, lunch and supper every day.”
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“The growing use of biofuel will be an inestimable contribution to the generation of income, social inclusion and reduction of poverty in many poor countries of the world.”
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“I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly.”
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“We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.”
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“Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.”
-- Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaSource : "Americas summit ends in stalemate / U.S. vision for free-trade zone thwarted by 5 of 34 nations; no date for more talks" by Patrick J. McDonnell, Edwin Chen, www.sfgate.com. November 6, 2005.
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“It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind.”
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“Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo. For us it is not a surprise. Since he began to come and train with us and we knew we would go down this path. Someday I will explain that I was at the birth of one of the footballing greats: Leo Messi.”
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“The true path to peace is shared development. If we do not want war to go global, justice must go global”
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“Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only generate monsters: bitterness, intolerance, fundamentalism, and the damaging denial of current hegemonies.The poor must be given reasons to live, not to kill or die.”
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“If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community.”
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“No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality”
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“I am the son of an illiterate father and mother”
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“Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States sneezes, we sneeze too.”
-- Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaSource : Interview with Richard Lapper and Jonathan Wheatley, www.ft.com. July 11, 2006.
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“A long time ago I learned not to put the blame for backwardness in Brazil on the US. We have to blame ourselves. Our backwardness is caused by an elite which for a century didn't think about the majority and subordinated itself to foreign interests.”
-- Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaSource : "Brazil rejects Bush move on climate change talks". Interview with John Vidal and Julian Borger, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2007.
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“Without Messi there isn't a team for Argentina, Messi is brilliant, different, with a strong mentality. Let's hope he doesn't change.”
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“My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.”
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