I grew up middle class. My father was a public functionary who didn't leave an inheritance, just debts.

Chile is not a rich country in terms of gas, or oil or coal, but we are extremely rich in terms of the energies of the future.

I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.

Economic and financial crisis are getting much more usual, and they are not confined to a given country but they immediately spread all over the world, and you have to be prepared for that.

Life is tough - and you have to be tougher than life to change the world.

Business is a useful tool in politics, but it's not enough. You need much more than to be a good businessman, to be a good politician.

Chile isn't the biggest, richest or most powerful country in the world, but we should dedicate ourselves to transforming it into the best country in the world. We don't have a single minute to lose.

I deeply believe that marriage is by nature between a man and a woman, but that conviction does not prevent me from recognising that other forms of affective relationships exist.

On one hand, it is very important that democracy and human rights be defended across borders. But it is also very important to respect the right of each country to choose its own path.

You will never solve the American problems just by printing money.

I would say that the U.S. has overlooked Latin America. Their priorities have always been somewhere else. And that is a problem and that is a mistake.

TRUST ADJUSTAn act that changes perception can elevate or lower integrity

All I can do is do what I can do, and do what I know how to do. I do what I love to do, and that's pretty much it.

She mediated, by turns, on broken promises and broken arches, phaetons and false hangings, Tilneys and trap-doors.

I think, charitable foundations are, in general, a good thing.

I'm totally engaging in cultural stereotyping, no question about it. But I think it's OK because I'm doing it for a reason, for a good reason.

An insult angers me. Being ignored crushes me.

The best way to live a miserable life is to pay attention to what other people are saying about you.

In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all.

What does Justin Bieber have that I don't?!