“I think the ideal way of living is to live like the vast majority of people whom we attempt to serve and represent.” PeopleThinkingWayIdealsMajorityHumblePoorest Author:Jose Mujica
“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.” PeopleIfsWantShouldSinMoneyIndustryPoliticianServingCommerceLove Of MoneyCareer Politicians Author:Jose Mujica
“Uruguay is a country which has grown from immigration, people from all over. That is our origin.” PeopleCountryImmigration Author:Jose Mujica
“There are people who say that you can't experiment... That condemns you to failure.” PeopleExperiments Author:Jose Mujica
“We can almost recycle everything now. If we lived within our means, by being prudent, the 7 billion people in the world could have everything they needed. Global politics should be moving in that direction. But we think as people and countries, not as a species.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldShouldMeanCountryMovingPowerfulNeededSpeciesHumbleBillionsPoorestPrudentMoving In Author:Jose Mujica
“We applied a very simple principle: Recognize the facts. Abortion is old as the world. Gay marriage, please - it's older than the world. We had Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, please. To say it's modern, come on, it's older than we are. It's an objective reality that it exists. For us, not legalizing it would be to torture people needlessly.” PeopleWorldFactsRealityWould BeSimplePowerfulPrinciplesModernPleaseGayHumbleObjectivesTortureAbortionGay MarriagePoorestJuliusObjective Reality Author:Jose Mujica
“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 anyone else. The pomp of office is like something left over from a feudal past: "You need a palace, red carpet, a lot of people behind you saying, 'Yes, sir.' I think all of that is awful."” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsPastLeftPowerfulBehindsKnow HowKingsPoliticianOfficeRedHumbleAwfulRepublicClimbingLaddersCarpetPalacesLike SomethingPoorestBehind YouRed CarpetSaying YesClimbing UpClimbing Up The Ladder Author:Jose Mujica
“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 what's in their heads. They are horrified at this, but they aren't horrified at what's happening in the streets?” PeopleYearsAgePowerfulStreetsHappeningsHumbleOld PeoplePoorestOpen MindedGrandpa Author:Jose Mujica
“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 think the ideal way of living is to live like the vast majority of people whom we attempt to serve and represent.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayPresidentLevelsPowerfulKingsIdealsDoctorsFunctionMajorityHumbleServantOfficialsWitchTribesPoorestHigh LevelCivil ServantsWitch Doctors Author:Jose Mujica
“To live in accordance with how one thinks. Be yourself and don't try to impose your criteria on the rest. I don't expect others to live like me. I want to respect people's freedom, but I defend my freedom. And that comes with the courage to say what you think, even if sometimes others don't share those views.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTryingSometimesViewsPowerfulShareHumbleLike MeBeing YourselfCriteriaPoorestRespect People Author:Jose Mujica
“I can live well with what I have.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, and always want more and more.” PeopleWantFeelsTryingWellsI CanPresidentPoorLifestyleExpensivePoor PeoplePoorestLive Well Author:Jose Mujica
“But we think as people and countries, not as a species.” PeopleThinkingCountrySpeciesHumblePoorest Author:Jose Mujica