Quotes by Bolivian authors
I got my degree in philosophy and English literature; those were my main interests.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
Bolivia was the first country to stop hyperinflation in a democracy without depriving people of their civil rights and without violating human rights.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
It's difficult to explain a giraffe to a Bolivian who lives on the Altiplano. But when they see one, I think they'll like it.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
As an indigenous leader from Bolivia, I know what exclusion looks like. Before 1952, my people were not allowed to even enter the main squares of Bolivia's cities, and there were almost no indigenous politicians in government until the late 1990s.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
Dialogue is the basis of Indian culture, and we don't want to make any enemies. Political and ideological adversaries, perhaps, but not enemies.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
Vaca Diez, do not destroy our country!
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
Maybe I became president because I didn't try to be it.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
To say to a country that it shouldn't export its gas is like saying, 'Look, the only way we can defeat hunger is to put a padlock on the refrigerator.'
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
I was always a reformer. My father and mother were progressives, and they believed in the universal vote, vote for women, land reform, and a lot of things which at one time were not accepted; they're much more accepted now.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
I don't mind being a permanent nightmare for the United States.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
I have a lot of trouble understanding all the detail of finance and administration - but if you combine intellectual and professional capacity with a social conscience, you can change things: countries, structures, economic models, colonial states.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
I don't debate with liars.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
Imagine what our planet would look like with an increase in temperature of two degrees or four degrees, given that at 0.8 degrees we already have serious problems in the world.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded.
Evo Morales
Former President of Bolivia
Whoever gives in to terrorism has to be prepared to do so many times.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
The economy should serve man, not statistics.
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
Taking power is fine. But what do you do when you are in power?
Gonzalo Sanchez De Lozada
Former President of Bolivia
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