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

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.

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.

If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent much harm and violence!

All of the wars in the world are fueled by power struggles either at individual, national or international levels

Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson.

The process of innovation is, of course, never ending.

The starting point is a question.

He'd thought he was lost, but now he recognized that eternity was around him, like salt from a shaker or stars in the sky.

The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously.

I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theater, and the fact that I'm able to make a living at it staggers me.

When a king creates an office, Providence creates immediately a fool to buy it.

No human being ever spoke of scenery for above two minutes at a time, which makes me suspect that we hear too much of it in literature.

My father was a beautiful man.