Businesses just want to increase their profits; it's up to the government to make sure they distribute enough of those profits so workers have the money to buy the goods they produce. It's no mystery - the less poverty, the… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
Some people love money and get into politics. If they love money so much, they should get into commerce, industry, or do whatever they want - it's no sin. But politics is for serving the people. — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
“I'm called 'the poorest president', but I don't feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle,… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
No country can solve climate change alone, we have to take global measures. — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
I think the ideal way of living is to live like the vast majority of people whom we attempt to serve and represent. — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
What's sad is that an 80-year-old grandpa has to be the open-minded one. Old people aren't old because of their age, but because of… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
My years in jail were a bit like a workshop for my - that actually forged my way of thinking and my values. — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
I'm not the poorest president. The poorest is the one who needs a lot to live. My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds.… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
We applied a very simple principle: Recognize the facts. Abortion is old as the world. Gay marriage, please - it's older than the world.… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
If we lived within our means - by being prudent - the 7 billion people in the world could have everything they needed. Global… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
I was no assassin. I got out during the amnesty because I had not committed any violent crimes. — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
