“The revolution is not an apple that falls when ripe. You have to make it fall.”

“When asked whether or not we are Marxists, our position is the same as that of a physicist, when asked if he is a “Newtonian” or of a biologist when asked if he is a “Pasteurian.”

“We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.”

“What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two: melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land.”

“The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.”

“Be realistic, demand the impossible!”

“One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.”