Rafael Quispe Quotes

... [he who] does not speak his native language is not indigenous; he is a false indigenous...

[Our party] must [have] a renewal of leadership; new people in politics in this country... professionals, middle class, and Indians; the Indians cannot be on the sidelines.

I don't want to be president because to be president is to be a prisoner of the transnationals, of the llunkus, to be a prisoner of a colonial state...

I trust in God; I drink, mate, and use protection. God knows why we have come to Earth, and He knows when we are going to leave. There are many people I know who have taken care of themselves, but they left. There are people who don't take care of themselves, get sick, and recover.

The message you give to people is better accepted with humor.

Roxana Pomier (13 May 2020) "El influencer Tata Quispe: 'Soy la pitita que une a k'aras e indios'", Página Siete.

"Rafael Quispe: Hago marketing político y la gente me conoce mejor" in Urgente.bo (25 February 2019).

"Diputado Rafael Quispe es aprehendido por la Policía" in Correo del Sur (16 May 2018).

"Destituyen a Rafael Quispe como director del Fondo Indígena y anuncian a Germán Huanca como sucesor" in La Patria (9 May 2020).

We thought that [Evo Morales] represented hope, we identified with him. He won, we gave him all the power. But the process has given us nothing. It has been all discourse, no application. He speaks of Mother Earth, and he is the foremost violator of Mother Earth.

Daniela Romero (7 February 2021) "Tata Quispe: 'Yo llego a la clase media y a los indios, es mi fortaleza'", Página Siete.