I've never really understood attachment to a place for reasons of birth. That my mother happened to give birth to me in a certain place doesn't, to my mind, justify any thankfulness towards that place. It could have been anywhere.


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China sits in the United Nations and they are the determining influence of our foreign policy,
ALBERTO ROMULO
Whether I'm aware of it (the visit) or not, we have adopted and strictly adhered to the one-China po...
ALBERTO ROMULO
deeply concerned by this report.
ALBERTO ROMULO
It's a crane because they lived right by the water. It all depends on where the gate's going to go a...
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ
They live on a hill, and you can see both the mountains from there. You just look around, see what t...
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ
At first, I was afraid to come here. Now, I'm not.
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ
I can't handle any more pain.
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ
Luckily we didn't need to do anything more and they were able to contain it.
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ
The amount accepted was lower than expected.
ALBERTO RAMOS
Despite the recent pickup, total investment spending in the economy is still lower than the level of...
ALBERTO RAMOS
The government continues to save a substantial part of the copper price windfall and the extraordina...
ALBERTO RAMOS
The numbers show that the government is opening the faucets when it should save money or spend more ...
ALBERTO RAMOS
The two experiences are completely opposed. One is textbook on what to do with a commodities windfal...
ALBERTO RAMOS
I would encourage you all to focus on what is positive in terms of what is going on positively in th...
ALBERTO GONZALES
Obviously we would have preferred the escape not to have occurred,
ALBERTO GONZALES
Don't Get Caught, Ya Big Dummies!
ALBERTO GONZALES
I want to be clear. No company is too big to be prosecuted, ... We have zero tolerance for corporate...
ALBERTO GONZALES
If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldn't have to...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
If I see everything in gray, and in gray all the colors which I experience and which I would like to...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my ...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself.
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
I don't know if I work in order to do something, or in order to know why I can't do what I want to d...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
At first, one sees the person who is modelling; but little by little, all of the possible sculptures...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want somethi...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is importan...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
All I can do will only ever be a faint image of what I see and my success will always be less than m...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
I've been fifty thousand times to the Louvre. I have copied everything in drawing, trying to underst...
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
I want to go back (to Peru)someday, but I don't know when,
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
without dialogue, there will never be a solution.
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
We have declared a total freeze on military movement,
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
And $18 million in three Japanese banks, completely false. That I have two factories in Panama, also...
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
The denunciations about $18 million (being moved) to a bank account in Singapore during my trip are ...
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
In Latin America we are now fully aware that integration is an integral tool, ... should not lead to...
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States, ... I do not ...
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
strengthening of democratic institutions ... and the creation of jobs and prosperity.
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument,
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
The liberation of those who commit murder and terrorism is unacceptable,
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
Second place, three champions, I think that's a heck of an accomplishment. We're heading in the righ...
ALBERTO FERNANDEZ
Our desire is to generate the greatest debate possible with regard to this situation, so that all th...
ALBERTO FERNANDEZ
For now, this is the only option we have in sight.
ALBERTO FERNANDEZ
Uruguay must understand that for Argentina this is a serious issue because of the risk of contaminat...
ALBERTO FERNANDEZ
They're making progress at Abbey and Latin America was strong, helped by a currency impact. The reac...
ALBERTO ESPELOSIN
Stocks have had a fantastic rally and this market is screaming for a correction. The excuse may come...
ALBERTO ESPELOSIN
Finally a large phone company posts earnings that don't disappoint. These are very solid numbers.
ALBERTO ESPELOSIN
European stocks have had a very good run and there is no reason why the trend should stop. We may se...
ALBERTO ESPELOSIN
The price being offered is more than reasonable.
ALBERTO ESPELOSIN
We do know it is measured in the 100 of millions of dollars as the end price tag for the end total f...
ALBERTO BIANCHETTI
Also, the cost of natural gas eased and continues to ease.
ALBERTO BIANCHETTI
We're making good progress. Most of the work will be done by Tuesday, but we will be working on Wedn...
ALBERTO BIANCHETTI
We had more than adequate staff to respond to the storm. We're doing a lot of work that is not visib...
ALBERTO BIANCHETTI