Colombians do not like the FARC. In fact, 95 percent reject the FARC.

Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace.

One doesn't make peace with one's friends. One makes peace with one's enemies.

I practice Transcendental Meditation and I had enough exercise. I am one who thinks that not only need to have patience, we must persevere. If you do it right you'll see results.

The rebels will be thinking about retaliation, what we have to do is stop; stop and transform it into a spiral of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been won.

Waging war is much more popular than negotiating, because there you need to compromise.

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.

Social housing, education, health, jobs and sustainable surroundings. Those are my priorities.

To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.

Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe.

On October 14th, the sweetest thing happened to me. On that day at sunset, I met you by the sea. It was that day I found a great purpose and a wonderful reason to be.

As with any other specialisation, teaching is a vocation, open only to those who are truly capable of discharging its functions.

Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.

Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fire can cook our food but also burn us.

Religion is capable of driving people to such dangerous folly that faith seems to me to qualify as a kind of mental illness.

There's nothing like work to take your mind off your worries.

The problem is not scarcity; the problem is power.

Whom the gods love dies young.

Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.

We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.