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
Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet. — 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
