"I am concerned that many young people in the Hemisphere seem to envision the United States as a nation intoxicated by power, addicted to warfare, controlled by a military-industrial complex, and determined to preserve the status quo, that we are against rapid economic and social growth."

“We speak Spanish but we think American. We don't want to be a colony, we don't want to be inferior. We want to be equal.”

“Revolutionary in my ideas, liberal in my objectives and conservative in my methods.”

“The scholars and critics all called it kitsch, everyone thought I was crazy to buy them.”

“I hope I will live to see a final meeting of the minds between Puerto Rico and statehood, but if I don't live that long, I am certain it will happen.”

“The most important things in my life have been being governor of Puerto Rico and eliminating the old tradition that was established by Muñoz himself of being a boss. He was the boss of the government and there was no opposition in Puerto Rico. That was the thing I broke to make Puerto Rico a two-party system, a truly democratic society.”

“Industry is not a collection of machines and tools and buildings. It is a social entity that has the responsibility of realizing the happiness of those who work in it.”