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

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.

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.

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

Through your ideas, you open the window of your mind and say a hello to the world.

Wake up! You’re a sacred soul and glory is yours for the taking.

Focus on Being Productive Instead of Busy.

My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.

I quit my job just to quit. I didn't quit my job to write fiction. I just didn't want to work anymore.

In advanced meditation you become light. You transcend self, ego, time, space, and dimensionality.

All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by.

It's not very often that I like new bands.

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

We have missed him in the sunshine, in the storm, in the twilight, ever since.