82 Quotes by Juan Manuel Santos

I don't like to generate too many expectations.

No one, no one has hit the FARC harder than I have.

I have the complete support of the military. I personally served in the navy.

One doesn't make peace with one's friends. One makes peace with one's enemies.

Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved

More than 70 percent of Colombians want peace. The rest are afraid of the price to be paid. But even they will realize that their worst fears will not come true. I'm quite optimistic that Colombians do back an agreement with the FARC.

I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.

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.

I have had extremely good relations with the United States and with both parties (Republicans and Democrats), and I hope to continue to have these good relations, which I, again repeating, do not consider to be mutually exclusive with having good relations with Venezuela or Ecuador or whichever country in South America.