Jose Mujica's Quotes
There are people who say that you can't experiment... That condemns you to failure.
Jose MujicaI'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 MujicaMy lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I'm the son of my history.
Jose MujicaIf 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 MujicaPoor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle and always want more and more.
Jose Mujica