Had drugs been decriminalized, crack would never have been invented and there would today be fewer addicts... The ghettos would not be… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
In 2006, I entered the presidential palace in the main square of La Paz as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. Our… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Some take advantage of natural resources to put the capital in the hands of the few, while some use these natural resources… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I made a boy's mistake, common enough, of thinking that real life was knowing many things and many people, living dangerously in… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“This is how social change ultimately happens: enlightened values do not change behavior; the contours of self-interest are altered and new values… — William Powers Copy Share Image
In Bolivia there are Catholic, Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist churches, and so on. In Bolivia there are indigenous religious beliefs like the rite… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
In Turkey it was always 1952, in Malaysia 1937; Afghanistan was 1910 and Bolivia 1949. It is 20 years ago in the… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Though people could, in principle, cross national borders to reach places where their work is more highly rewarded, they are in fact… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Human relations tend to be more difficult when you're dealing with someone who weighs 30 kilograms more than you do. That's when… — Vaclav Klaus Copy Share Image
In 2005, before I was president, the state of Bolivia had only $300 million from hydrocarbons. Last year, 2007, the Bolivian state… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Today, practically every country outside the West is undergoing an intellectual, political, and cultural churning, from China to Bolivia, Egypt to Indonesia,… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
Bolivia is in the lead internationally in talking about the threat of environmental catastrophe. It's generally true where there are indigenous populations,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent. I never went to Bolivia until I was 60… — Raquel Welch Copy Share Image
What unites Bolivia with Venezuela is the concept of the integration of South America. This is the old dream of a great… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia's number one… — Carlos Mesa Copy Share Image
I'm much more convinced that the hierarchy comes from the monarchy, and that the hierarchy stays apart from the oligarchy. So the… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
The relationship between the government of the United States and social and indigenous movements has always been difficult. Not just in Bolivia… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Bolivia is a striking example. The mostly white, Europeanized elite, which is a minority, happens to be sitting on most of the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Nicaragua have shown that by breaking with the unfair order imposed by the neoliberal adjustment policies, promoted by… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
Chavez's oil is unimportant for Bolivia... We are not dependent on Venezuela. We complement each other. Venezuela shares its wealth with other… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
It's easy for people in an air-conditioned room to continue with the policies of destruction of Mother Earth. We need instead to… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I was taken out of school by my dad when I was 11 and lived in Mexico City, then later in Paris.… — Michael Heizer Copy Share Image
Chile needs Bolivian natural resources and Bolivia needs access to the sea. Under those circumstances, it must be possible to find a… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I'm not going to say that the problems of my government, or those of Bolivia, are the fault of the United States.… — Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Copy Share Image
Natural disasters in Bolivia have been getting worse with the passage of time. It's brought about by a system: the capitalist system,… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
As an indigenous leader from Bolivia, I know what exclusion looks like. Before 1952, my people were not allowed to even enter… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Politics in Bolivia must combine social consciousness with professional competency. In my administration, intellectuals from the upper class can be cabinet ministers… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Bolivia historically made and still makes a living from natural resources. Before it was tin, but also silver, gold, and other minerals… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
In Bolivia, the middle class, intellectuals and the self-employed are proud of their Indian roots. Unfortunately, some oligarchic groups continue to treat… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Lithium is like a beautiful lady, very much sought and pursued, especially in Bolivia. There is data indicating Bolivia has the largest… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
If you think that because you're Che, when you go into Bolivia, when people find out it's you, that they're going to… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
