Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

“We can't be an eternal developing country. We are going to be a developed country.”

“Brazil can no longer be a country that exports raw materials. We need to export intelligence.”

“Hope has defeated fear.”

“There is no point in having the most efficient and revolutionary production if it is not serving to improve the life of the people.”

“I will govern for everyone, not just for those who voted for me.”

“If I am convicted, I will become a prisoner in my country. But my ideas will be out there, and the ideas can't be arrested.”

“My diploma is the suffering of my people.”

“The great victory of the people is when they can eat three times a day.”

“The fight against hunger is a moral imperative for all of us.”

“A country is not made of companies, but of people.”

“Pessimism is for amateurs. I'm a professional when it comes to hope.”

“I am not an optimist. I am a person with hope. It's different.”

“We are building a new Brazil.”