Vicente Fox Quotes - Page 2

Our number one priority is to spend every peso possible to include those who are currently excluded.

I believe that work can be done on security; in combating terrorism in Mexico we have done our part in this area. But at the same time, the world must continue working.

We want from here to express our solidarity and our support to all the victims of these acts of terrorism and their family members. We reiterate our complete, emphatic rejection of all forms of violence and all forms of terrorism.

If we can put together a Mexican businessman and a U.S. businessman, they will find a way to do more business.

Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions.

When the day comes that it is time to adopt the alternative of lifting punishment for consumption of drugs, it would have to come all over the world. Humanity some day will see that it is best in that sense.

By dedicating so much concentration to the issue of security, bilateral matters pass to a secondary level.

Every idea has its time.

Usually Mexico, or always Mexico has defended itself and its territory.

We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.

I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations. Believe me, what - just the Mayor Bloomberg said here in New York, that this city would be stopped, totally stopped if it were not by the immigrants working here.

I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.

I have decided to fight for my country, because we have build a success story in Guanajuato, with real results and more yet to come in the next two years.

Mexico doesn't deserve what has happened to us. A democratic change is urgent, a change that will permit us to stop being a loser country.

I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological development. None of us politicians should be able to touch that money.

At the very end, what is going to happen is that immigration will be reduced considerably. And how can we get to that stage? By agreements on sectors.

The job of president is to motivate, to inspire, to be side by side with people making sure that they develop all their capacities and that I remove all the obstacles they have to grow by themselves.

We must put together countries that produce drugs, countries that traffic, and countries that consume, and through this multilateral effort really stop the growing of crime.

In recent years a new International System has been developing, oriented toward the establishment of norms and principles of universal jurisdiction, above national sovereignty, in the areas of what is called the New Agenda...we have to confront ..... what I dare to call the Anglo-Saxon prejudice against the establishment of supra-national organizations.

And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.

Always, in every human action, there are leaders.

I am an honest person, transparent, that look citizens straight in their faces.

Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.

The army should go back to their assigned duties, and police should take the responsibility of fighting the cartels.