The best Quotes by Hugo Chávez

Venezuela has changed forever.

I am convinced that the way to build a new and better world is not capitalism. Capitalism leads us straight to hell.

This has been a great victory for the Venezuelan people.

I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

There is no turning back.

Venezuela needs to develop; economic growth is essential for the country after so many years of lagging behind.

Venezuela, given its extraordinary educational, cultural, and social developments, and its vast energy and natural resources, is called on to become a revolutionary model for the world.

Donald Trump should have a thousand impeachments against him for the thousand calls and thousand acts of extortion he has carried out against governments to harm Venezuela.

Accusing America of creating Venzuela's crisis is about as fair as accusing O.J. Simpson of murdering Princess Diana. I'm not saying it would be completly out of character, it just happens to not be true in this particular instance.

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Venezuela - and that's practically the same thing.

You know what capitalism is? Gettin' f*cked!

Oh it's a mystery to me
You think you have to want more than you need

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank.
Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.

We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.

There was too much noise in the world. Before, it seemed like we were just sleeping in a continuous stream of information and news, buying junk that we didn't even need.

Go to college. Then you can rip people off and get paid for it. It's called capitalism.

If there's not enough coffee for everyone, there's coffee for no one.

Freddie Thorne: "What kind of a list would have the name of a communist and the name of a bookmaker side by side?"
Thomas Shelby: "Perhaps it's a list of men who give false hope to the poor."

Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.

Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.

Death is a preferable alternative to communism.

Communism is like an autoimmune disorder; it doesn't do the killing itself, but it weakens the system so much that the victim is left helpless and unable to fight off anything else.

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.

If you grew up during that Cold War period, then you saw a time in politics when the word 'socialism' could be used to end an argument. Today, I think a word like that is the beginning of a debate, not the end of a debate.

Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy.

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.

The goal of socialism is communism.

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

I am sorry on behalf of most, if not close to all, of Australia at this point. I'm sorry about Raygun and that we broke dancing.

I don't think you understand how Australians work. Once we get a hold of a good quality meme, we drive it into the ground until we die. We're all still dropping the old "I pulled a Bradbury" and that happened over 20 years ago.

I really appreciate the positivity and I'm glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives. That's what I hoped. I didn't realise that would also open the door to so much hate which has, frankly, been pretty devastating.