186 Quotes by che guevara

We must carry the war into every corner the enemy happens to carry it, to his home, to his centers of entertainment: a total war. It is necessary to prevent him from having a moment of peace, a quiet moment outside his barracks or even inside; we must attack him wherever he may be, make him feel like a cornered beast wherever he may move. Then his moral fiber shall begin to decline, but we shall notice how the signs of decadence begin to disappear.

The U.S. is the great enemy of mankind! Against those hyenas there is no option but extermination! If the nuclear missiles had remained (in Cuba) we would have fired them against the heart of the U.S. including New York City!

Wrapped in a police blanket, I watched the rain and smoked one black cigarette after another...

One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.

The question is one of fighting the causes and not just being satisfied with getting rid of the effects.

I knew that when the great guiding spirit cleaves humanity into two antagonistic halves, I will be with the people.

The revolution is made through human beings, but individuals must forge their revolutionary spirit day by day

The desire to sacrifice an entire lifetime to the noblest of ideals serves no purpose if one works alone.

My nostrils dilate while savoring the acrid odor of gunpowder and blood… Crazy with fury I will stain my rifle red while slaughtering any surrendered enemy that falls in my hands! With the deaths of my enemies I prepare my being for the sacred fight and join the triumphant proletariat with a bestial howl!