“In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“And today, I want to share with you my vision of what our future can be. I want the Cuban people -- especially the young people -- to understand why I believe that you should look to the future with hope; not the false promise which insists that things are better than they really are, or the blind optimism that says all your problems can go away tomorrow. Hope that is rooted in the future that you can choose and that you can shape, and that you can build for your country.”

“It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”

“When you have lost hope, you lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.”

“It's better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you're not…”

“It's better to get lost in the passion than to lose the passion”

“Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.”

“You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life is better for it.”

“What do you care? You always liked loneliness better than you liked people. No offence — liking yourself’s the beginning of all love.”