...quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
Interpretation
True quality of life is defined by knowledge, culture, and values rather than material possessions.
In this quote, Fidel Castro emphasizes that the essence of a fulfilling life goes beyond mere survival needs such as food, shelter, and clothing. Instead, he argues that true quality of life is rooted in one's knowledge, cultural experiences, and the values they uphold, suggesting that an enriched mind and spirit are paramount to human existence.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of education, one can say, 'As Fidel Castro noted, the quality of life goes beyond material needs; it lies in our knowledge and values.'
The fact is, when men carry the same ideals in their hearts, nothing can isolate them - neither prison walls nor the sod of cemeteries. For a single memory, a single spirit, a single idea, a single conscience, a single dignity will sustain them all.
We do not need the empire to give us anything.
The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.
No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!
No political event can be judged outside of the era and the circumstances in which it took place.
I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
Our notion of an optimist is a man who knowing that each year was worse than the preceding, thinks next year will be better. And a pessimist is a man who knows the next year can't be worse than the last one.
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
The greatest problem for the human species, the solution of which nature compels him to seek, is that of attaining a civil society which can administer justice universally.
Everything in the world is purchased by labor.
As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without a trial or a hearing.
A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.
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