We see how capitalism is destroying Mother Earth. I remain convinced that the Earth can exist without man but man cannot live without the Earth.

The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance.

I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.

If governments do not ensure that, the peoples through their own efforts will ensure these changes, what we call communitarian socialism.

[In Bolivia] We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together again.

I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly.

I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.