Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Quotes & Sayings

Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States sneezes, we sneeze too. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

The true path to peace is shared development. If we do not want war to go global, justice must go global — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Here in Davos, it is generally assumed that there is now only one god - the market. — 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

The growing use of biofuel will be an inestimable contribution to the generation of income, social inclusion and reduction of poverty in many poor countries of the world. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all. — 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

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

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

I respect the path Cuba chooses to take. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

When I see Messi - who is the best player in the world in my opinion - lose the ball, he runs off until he gets it back or commits a foul. Our guys lose the ball and fold their arms. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

No one can wipe away the injustices of centuries in only eight years. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

I know how to move between political camps. When everyone in the world hated (Libyan leader Moammar) Gadhafi, I paid him an official visit. It caused an uproar - Lula's visiting the devil! — 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 security.War can only generate monsters: bitterness, intolerance, fundamentalism, and the damaging denial of current hegemonies.The poor must be given reasons to live, not to kill or die. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

The production of fuel from basic food commodities is, in fact, unjustifiable. — 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 ourselves. Our backwardness is caused by an elite which for a century didn't think about the majority and subordinated itself to foreign interests. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Fortunately, war in Latin America is usually waged only with words. The tongue is our most dangerous weapon. We talk too much! — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

I am the son of an illiterate father and mother — 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 clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind. — 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 huge problems that lie ahead of us. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Well-fed people can enhance their dignity, their health and their learning capacity. Putting resources into social programs is not expenditure. It is investment. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

I will never tire from repeating my commitment to ensuring that every Brazilian can have breakfast, lunch and supper every day. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Where there is hunger there is no hope. There is only desolation and pain. Hunger nurtures violence and fanaticism. A world where people starve will never be safe — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

You're going to be hearing a lot about one scrappy president. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America ... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

All countries have problems with China's economic power. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva