That's what peace processes are about - changing bullets for votes. Juan Manuel Santos More Quotes by Juan Manuel Santos More Quotes From Juan Manuel Santos Colombia has a huge variety of plant and animal species, and we have enormous potential. Small and mid-sized companies should come to Colombia. From here, they have access to the entire Latin American market. Juan Manuel Santos plantlatinanimal Uribe and I have very good relations. I owe him loyalty, I admire him, he did great things for our country, and I think that because of what he did, I can now concentrate on different issues, different from what he concentrated on. Juan Manuel Santos loyaltycountrythinking I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war. Juan Manuel Santos sacrificewarcountry 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. Juan Manuel Santos latineuropeamerica I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have gotten used to living in a war - we don't even react to massacres. Juan Manuel Santos colombiawarpeople Good friends don't have to visit each other every day. Juan Manuel Santos good-friend You can't settle a 50-year conflict in 52 weeks. Juan Manuel Santos settlingconflictyears At this moment, I don't think people would back the old-fashioned Marxist-Leninist ideas of FARC. But I do hope that the rebels will continue to pursue their agenda by legal means and not through violence. Juan Manuel Santos meanideasthinking A perfect peace is not possible; it doesn't exist. Juan Manuel Santos perfect-peaceperfect In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support. Juan Manuel Santos supportwarworld There are times for making war and times for making peace. Juan Manuel Santos making-peacewar The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world. Juan Manuel Santos terroristhumanityworld If you analyze the production of coca in Colombia, you will realize that it is like economic cycles. It goes up and down, it goes up and down depending on the circumstances. Juan Manuel Santos colombiaeconomicrealizing The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that. Juan Manuel Santos druggovernmentfighting The Bolivarian revolution has no future and it has shown a lack of results. Juan Manuel Santos resultsrevolution Colombia is applauded for the efforts that we continue to make to combat drug trafficking. Juan Manuel Santos traffickingeffortdrug Unfortunately, my rivals are spreading all kinds of suspicions for political reasons that are absolutely not true. They've tried accusing me of agreeing to dismantle the army, of jeopardizing private property, of giving the pensions of policemen to the guerillas - all kinds of lies. What they want is for people to be afraid of peace. Juan Manuel Santos accusing-mearmylying I fight terrorism as if there was no peace process, and I negotiate the peace process as if there was no terrorism. Juan Manuel Santos terrorismfightingprocess For decades, Colombia has been accused of being the world's principal provider of cocaine. If this comes to an end, it would be a dramatic change for our country - which has been suffering more than any other from the consequences of drug-trafficking. Juan Manuel Santos drugsufferingcountry If we are giving judicial benefits to one part, we should give them to the other part as well. Juan Manuel Santos benefitsshouldgiving
