I would say that the U.S. has overlooked Latin America. Their priorities have always been somewhere else. And that is a problem and that is a mistake.

You will never solve the American problems just by printing money.

To have a stable economy, to have a stable democracy, and to have a modern government is not enough. We have to build new pillars of development. Education, science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and more equality.

I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.

I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free, open-market economy integrated with the world. And I believe in equality of opportunity. Those are my basic beliefs. On top of that, of course, I believe in some moral values.

Life is tough - and you have to be tougher than life to change the world.

Business is a useful tool in politics, but it's not enough. You need much more than to be a good businessman, to be a good politician.