Carlos Salinas
Carlos Salinas was born on April 3, 1948, in Mexico City. A Mexican citizen who also holds Spanish citizenship, he grew up in a Spanish-speaking environment shaped by the rhythms of one of the world's great urban centers, and he went on to work as both a politician and an economist.
His education moved through several institutions across different countries. He attended the Liceo Mexicano Japonés before continuing at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He later studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, an academic path that took him from Mexican institutions to an internationally recognized setting in the United States. That combination of training in political and economic fields formed the foundation of a career in Mexican public life.
Salinas held the office of President of the Republic. In connection with that role and his broader career, he received a notable range of honors from foreign governments and international bodies. These included the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, the Order of Jamaica, the Order of Belize, and the Gold Olympic Order. He also received the Francis Boyer Award. The variety of these recognitions spans multiple regions and international organizations, reflecting the reach of his engagements during his time in office.
Salinas remains a living figure. He holds dual citizenship in Mexico and Spain, and he conducts his affairs in Spanish. His career, running from his education at the Liceo Mexicano Japonés and the National Autonomous University of Mexico through to the presidency and a collection of international honors that includes the Gold Olympic Order, represents a long trajectory through Mexican and international public life.
Quotes by Carlos Salinas
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I have fewer friends than people say, and more than I had hoped, ... I am very fortunate.
Wellstone was expected to receive a lot of information (from the human-rights groups) about violence committed by the Colombian army, ... If he would be taking that back to the Senate floor, that actually helps the PR campaign of the rebels. It is a strain to think they would want to kill him.
There is interest in knowing how we were able to advance changes and reforms that were viable,
I can't see how the U.S. can possibly certify Colombia on human rights grounds or any other grounds.
This may sound crazy, but to love someone so much that their happiness comes before yours; to find someone who wants to be with you as much as you want to be with them is a wonderfully amazing thing. The catch? It's a two-way street, a balancing act. Both must feel the same way or it falls apart. Once found, however, well, my friend, I believe you just found Heaven on Earth.
'They fell in love.' Such a rare and special event cannot be done justice by one statement; it involves so much more than that single sentence could explain: it means two people that were brave enough to show their scars, vulnerability, rough edges, happiest thoughts, along with their worst fears, and find a mutual respect, appreciation, and fondness for one another; they achieved a gift that not many people get to experience in their lifetime in its truest form.
Love is the only thing that you can give and give and give and never run out of; it is also the only thing that, the more you give, the more you have.
Love is not about chasing someone; it's not about being chased or being the one chasing. It's about chasing after dreams and if in that pursuit someone runs parallel to you, that is love.