“no he venido aqui a pedir dinero (I didn’t come here to ask for money)”

February 1959:

[in response to Edward R. Murrow]

“When we have fulfilled our promise of good government, I will cut my beard.”

Cuba Libre:

    * 1/2 lime

    * 2 oz light rum

    * 4 oz cola

April 1959:

[addressing a crowd of journalists in Washington, D.C.]

“Me gustaria que me preguntaran algo del las buenas cosas que la Revolucion ha hecho. Yo se de sus preocupaciones, una de ellas es, si somos comunistas y yo he dicho claramente que no somos comunistas (aplausos). Podemos hablar sobre nuestras ideas sobre la libertad de prensa, sobre el derecho de vivir, de trabajar, de comer; nuestra Revolucion trata de unir todos los derechos politicos y civiles de nuestra democracia y de nuestra justicia social. “

“I would like to be asked a little about the good things our Revolution has accomplished. I know you have your worries, and one of them is whether or not we are communists, and I have said very clearly that we are not communists (applause). We are able to talk about our ideals promoting freedom of the press, the right to live, to work, to eat; our Revolution tries to unite all the political and civil rights of our democracy and our social justice.”