“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