“From afar, it seems like a war without a solution and like a long sacrifice for the entire country. So when a president appears who tries to open a path to peace, I think that deserves support, because there is a lot of pain, and if they try to settle scores, the war will never end. But there is an opportunity. I would feel selfish if I did not help in any way.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsTryingLongWarEndsCountryHelpingSeemsPainOpportunityPresidentPowerfulSupportPathSacrificeSolutionsDeserveHumbleSelfishSettlingScorePoorestAfar Author:Jose Mujica
“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. I'm the son of my history. There have been years when I would have been happy just to have a mattress.” NeedsYearsHas BeensPresidentPowerfulSonConsequenceHumbleWoundsLifestyleLiving My LifePoorestMattresses Author:Jose Mujica
“I have a way of life that I don't change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if it's not enough for others. For me, it is no sacrifice, it's a duty.” IfsWayNeedsEnoughPresidentPowerfulSacrificeDutyHumblePoorestDon't Change 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
“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
“I'm not the poorest president. The poorest is the one who needs a lot to live.” NeedsPresidentHumblePoorest Author:Jose Mujica