Quotes by uruguayan authors

The world will always need revolution. That doesn't mean shooting and violence. A revolution is when you change your thinking. Confucianism and Christianity were both revolutionary. Jose Mujica

You Change World Will Revolution Thinking Christianity Both Always Were Revolutionary Shooting Mean Confucianism Your Violence Need

When I say, 'I'm sorry,' it's because I regret something. Luis Suarez

Regret Sorry Say Something Because

Almost all wars, perhaps all, are trade wars connected with some material interest. They are always disguised as sacred wars, made in the name of God, or civilization or progress. But all of them, or almost all of the wars, have been trade wars. Eduardo Galeano

God Progress Made Some Civilization Sacred Almost Almost All Name Perhaps Trade Always Material Been Disguised Interest Them Wars Connected

In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians; they discovered they lived in America. Eduardo Galeano

Indians Were Discovered America Natives Lived

If nature were a bank, they would have already rescued it. Eduardo Galeano

Nature Would Were Bank Rescued

Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy. Eduardo Galeano

Democracy Military Name Most Coup Done Against Wars

Each day has a story to - deserves to be told, because we are made of stories. I mean, scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories. Eduardo Galeano

Day Me Bird Made Atoms Say Also Because Scientists Human Human Beings Stories Story Little Mean Beings Each Each Day Deserves

If you don't have many possessions, then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself. Jose Mujica

Life Work Time You Yourself Possessions All Your Life More Like Sustain Them Then Your Many Therefore Slave Need

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. Jose Mujica

Disasters are called natural, as if nature were the executioner and not the victim. Eduardo Galeano

Nature Natural Victim Disasters Executioner Were

I'm called 'the poorest president', but I don't feel poor. Jose Mujica

President Feel Poor Poorest

I'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball. Eduardo Galeano

Game Dance Beauty Attracted Well Ball Soccer Capacity Played

The history of soccer is a sad voyage from beauty to duty. When the sport became an industry, the beauty that blossoms from the joy of play got torn out by its very roots. Eduardo Galeano

Sad History Joy Beauty Duty Out Torn Sport Voyage Industry Became Got Very Blossoms The History Of Soccer Roots Play

I give myself the luxury of saying what I want. Jose Mujica

Saying Myself Luxury Give Want

No addiction is good. Jose Mujica

Good Addiction

I think all the bad things I have been through are in the past. I believe I am on the right path now, dealing with the people who can help me, the right kind of people. Luis Suarez

The world is organised by the war economy and the war culture. Eduardo Galeano

War Culture World Economy Organised