The best Quotes by Evo Morales

We can not have equilibrium in this world with the current inequality and destruction of Mother Earth. Capitalism is what is causing this problem and it needs to end.

Natural disasters in Bolivia have been getting worse with the passage of time. It's brought about by a system: the capitalist system, the unbridled industrialization of the resources of the Planet Earth.

In 2006, I entered the presidential palace in the main square of La Paz as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. Our government, under the slogan 'Bolivia Changes,' is committed to ending the colonialism, racism and exclusion that many of our people lived under for many centuries.

Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.

The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality.

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.

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

It's easy to confuse what is with what ought to be, especially when what is has worked out in your favor.

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

I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.

Capitalism works.

I love the earth. If you ask me it's the greatest planet in the world.

We called her Mother Earth. Because she gave birth to us, and then we sucked her dry.

I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.

Earth is the foundation that supports all life. Stone fortifies us. Rock grounds us.

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

Earth's tombstone may be like:
"Everyone wanted the best - for themselves."

Change the System! Not the Climate!

We can halt the destruction of the world's rainforests - and even restore parts of them - in order to ensure that the forests do what they are so good at - in other words, storing carbon naturally.

There can be no lasting prosperity for our people, if we do not protect our planet.

There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of man.

The natural world can continue to surprise us as long as we give it space to thrive.

To love the world is to be afflicted.

The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.

Protecting the climate and nature is one of the biggest challenges of our time that we can only tackle together.

In my view, we've already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis. We can't wait any longer. We see it with our own eyes. We feel it. We know it in our bones. And it's time to act!

I don't accept the Republicans' argument that boldly addressing climate change and having the world's strongest economy are incompatible. I believe that the exact opposite of that is true. Tackling our climate challenges will provide us with the opportunity to grow our economy, protect public health, and propel the United States to become the world leader in green innovation in the 21st century.

The effects of climate change are real and must be acted on.

This ongoing irresponsible behavior will no doubt be remembered in history as one of the greatest failures of humankind.

For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you're doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.

I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.

When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.

I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.

I tried phone sex - it gave me an ear infection.