A president is a high-level official who is elected to carry out a function. He is not a king, not a god. He is not the witch doctor of a tribe who knows everything. He is a civil servant. I… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I don't know how it works, but what I do know is that republics came to the world to make sure that no one is more than… — 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
