Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction. It claims millions of victims each year.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil does not want to become an exporter of crude oil. No. We want to be a country that exports oil byproducts…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

If there was one last thing I could do in my life, it would be to help Dilma turn this country around,…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Without Messi there isn't a team for Argentina, Messi is brilliant, different, with a strong mentality. Let's hope he doesn't change.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Only in my case, when my presidency ends, I will go back to my home industrial city town, 800 meters from my…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

This is the first global crisis that doesn't start in poor countries and it was caused by the rich countries. So it's…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

You're going to be hearing a lot about one scrappy president.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I believe that it is very difficult in the world of today to continue with G-8 only without taking in account the…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I have known Evo Morales for many years, since the days of the union movement. From a historical and sociological standpoint, the…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil is a country that has rich people, as you have in New York City, as you have in Berlin or in…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Venezuela needs to develop; economic growth is essential for the country after so many years of lagging behind.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

A long time ago I learned not to put the blame for backwardness in Brazil on the US. We have to blame…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

It is a coup because while the Brazilian Constitution allows for impeachment, it's necessary for the person to have committed what we…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I respect the path Cuba chooses to take.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I believe together, with the OAS, everybody condemned the coup d'etat, and everybody is demanding that President Zelaya should go back to…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

No one can reap the fruit before planting the trees.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

What most surprises me about Brazil is the extent of the difficulties that we create for ourselves. We create a lot of…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

No one has to agree with everything that someone else says. But in state-to-state relations, we have to understand that we can…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva