Sebastian Pinera Quotes

#1. 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.

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#2. Nothing in the next-door world of Dachau impinged on the great winter cycle of Beethoven chamber music played in Munich. No canvases came off museum walls as the butchers strolled reverently past, guide-books in hand.

George Steiner

#3. I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free, open-market economy integrated with the world. And I believe in equality of opportunity. Those are my basic beliefs. On top of that, of course, I believe in some moral values.

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#4. I think the U.S. should assert its leadership in a more effective way.

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

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#6. To have a stable economy, to have a stable democracy, and to have a modern government is not enough. We have to build new pillars of development. Education, science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and more equality.

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#7. By starting from the ground and tapping into the absolute, uncheatable truth of nature we can make ourselves better

Monty Don

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

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#9. We've got to move beyond the idea that the public and private sectors are at odds. Government has to lay the groundwork for private equity to productively invest in things like education. It's a partnership, not a battle.

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#10. 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.

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#11. I don't focus outside of myself to my guides. I always focus inside.

Echo Bodine

#12. 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.

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#13. When you're a comedian, the Holy Grail is an hour long HBO special.

Gabriel Iglesias

#14. 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.

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#15. Countries with deficit don't want to pay the bill, and they want to get more loans, and countries with superiority, they don't want to help the countries with problems, and they just want them to tighten their belts.

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

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#17. 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.

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#18. No child should be left behind - I've heard this from President Obama. And here, we say in Latin America, no country should be left behind.

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

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#20. It's got to ask uss a question, my preciouss, yes, yess, yesss. Jusst one more question to guess, yes, yess," said Gollum.

J.R.R. Tolkien

#21. People expect me to do the classics, and it is a lot like playing a favorite song.

Frank Caliendo

#22. I'm very interested in music and where these sounds of Western music come from.

Ben Katchor

#23. 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.

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#24. 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.

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