"Long live the Unity of Latin America."

"One of the greatest rebels, who I really admire: Christ. He was a rebel. He ended up being crucified. He was a great rebel. He rebelled against the established power that subjugated."

"The only way to save the world is through socialism, but a socialism that exists within a democracy; there's no dictatorship here."

"Terrorists bombard complete cities, such as Fallujah, Baghdad, innocent women and children."

"Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations."

"I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised in the countryside, planting corn and selling sweets made by my grandmother."

"Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends."

"Venezuela has changed forever."

"The left is back, and it's the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us. Socialism builds and capitalism destroys."

"I am a President held prisoner, that I haven't resigned and I will not resign."

"I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy."

"Our policy is to deepen the relations with all the countries in the world - monarchies, kingdoms, large powers - we want to respect all differences and have our relationships based on mutual respect."

"We must reduce all the emissions that are destroying the planet. However, that requires a change in lifestyle, a change in the economic model: We must go from capitalism to socialism."

"I was a farm kid from the plains of South Venezuela, from a very poor family. I grew up in a palm tree house with an earthen floor."

"Don't be shameless, Mr Blair. Don't be immoral, Mr Blair. You are one of those who have no morals. You are not one who has the right to criticise anyone about the rules of the international community."

"We're not perfect, but we do have democracy."

"We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world - a universe - a balanced universe in order to have peace and development."

"We must reduce the emissions 100 percent. In Venezuela, the emissions are currently insignificant compared to the emissions of the developed countries."

"Venezuela has the largest oil reserve, and Venezuela has to defend itself."

"The 'Alliance for Progress' was a political proposal to improve conditions. It was aimed at lowering the social difference between cultures."

"I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet."

"The imperialists see extremists everywhere. It's not that we are extremists. It's that the world is waking up. It's waking up all over, and people are standing up."

"The problem is not the oil, but what they do with the oil. The United States is the biggest spender of oil and of all the planet resources."

"Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people, where are the intellectuals, who could put limits on their government?"