Jose Mujica's Quotes

There are people who say that you can't experiment... That condemns you to failure.

Jose Mujica

I'm just sick of the way things are. We're in an age in which we can't live without accepting the logic of the market. Contemporary politics is all about short-term pragmatism. We have abandoned religion and philosophy... What we have left is the automatisation of doing what the market tells us.

Jose Mujica

My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I'm the son of my history.

Jose Mujica

If we lived within our means - by being prudent - the 7 billion people in the world could have everything they needed. Global politics should be moving in that direction. But we think as people and countries, not as a species.

Jose Mujica

Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle and always want more and more.

Jose Mujica