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

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.

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.

Just be happy that it is what it is and not what it could be because after all, it could always be worse

Compassion is the most powerful tool you can have when it comes to healing addictions of any kind. Put simply, what your partner needs most from you is compassion.

I've never been afraid of being alone. For the sake of my work, I must be!

He had lovely eyes, really—not assessing, at all, but big and dark and…waiting.

You think you are somebody and that is where the problem begins. You're really not somebody, you're everybody. You objectify yourself into thinking that you are a particular state of being.

Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness.

Whenever you feel down, always remember that Almighty Allah has better plans for you.

Digital is a disaster. No digital radio has the correct time and they don't even agree with each other.

I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.

Forecasting is very difficult, especially when it involves the future.