I practice Transcendental Meditation and I had enough exercise. I am one who thinks that not only need to have patience, we must persevere. If you do it right you'll see results.

I want to see Colombian youth become the best-educated in Latin America by 2025.

If we are giving judicial benefits to one part, we should give them to the other part as well.

The Colombian economy is very strong. We have one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America.

I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.

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.

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.