HUGO CHAVEZ LYING IN STATE AND SOME OF HIS FAMOUS QUOTES

The Man Hugo Chavez, Lost The Fight with Cancer.

This some of His Notable Quotes.

Venezuela's late president, Hugo Chavez, courted controversy throughout his 14 years in power. Here are some of his best-known quotes:

On Col Muammar Gaddafi

"We shall remember Gaddafi our whole lives as a great fighter, a revolutionary and a martyr." (2011)

On Bashar al-Assad

"How can I not support Assad? He's the legitimate leader." (2012)

On Robert Mugabe

"You, who like Bolivar, took up arms to liberate your people. You, who like Bolivar, are and will always be a true freedom fighter." (2004)

On Idi Amin

"A great nationalist, a patriot." (2009)

On George W Bush

"A coward, a killer, a [perpetrator of] genocide, an alcoholic, a drunk, a liar, an immoral person, Mr Danger. You are the worst, Mr Danger. The worst of this planet." (2006)

"The Devil, the Devil himself, is right in the house. And the Devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the Devil came here. Right here. [crosses himself] And it smells of sulphur still today." (2006)

On Donald Rumsfeld

"The lord of war is Donald Rumsfeld, one of the dogs of the devil." (2006)

On Condoleezza Rice

"She is sexually frustrated. I could invite her on a date to see what happens between us." (2005)

On America

"I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet." (2005)

On Barack Obama

"You are a fraud, Obama. ... Go and ask many people in Africa, who might have believed in you because of the colour of your skin, because your father was from Africa. You are an Afro-descendant, but you are the shame of all those people." (2011)

On Iran

"We will stay by Iran at any time and under any condition. We are with Iran forever." (2006)

As a presidential candidate

"I'm not the devil." (1998)

On indigenous rights

"Christopher Columbus (the Italian-born explorer) was the spearhead of the biggest invasion and genocide ever seen in the history of humanity." (2003)

On wealth

"Being rich is bad, it's inhuman." (2005)

On Israel

"Israel criticizes Hitler a lot, so do we, but they've done something very similar, even worse, than what the Nazis did." (2006)

On coca leaves

"I chew coca leaves every morning, and look at me!" (2008)

Fighting cancer

"These are not easy days, but we are warriors against adversity. ... I can't continue being the same runaway horse." (2012)