In music the mystical element is definitely there all the time, and one can see it.
The nation is trying to make Chile a country of proprietors, not of proletarians.
Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to God and to Chile, because I kept Chile from becoming Communist.
Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas.
I have lived with my conscience and my own memories for over quarter of a century since the events of 1973. . . . These are not easy reflections for me. But I am at peace with myself, and with the Chilean people, about what happened. I am clear in my mind that the return to Chile of true democracy, and from that the true freedom to which all individual people are entitled, could not have been achieved without the removal of the Marxist government.
Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood.
The rich people are those who create wealth, and you have to treat them well so they continue to give wealth.
The last decisive energy of a rational courage which confides in the Supreme Power is very sublime. It makes a man who intrepidly dares every thing that can oppose or attack him within the sphere of mortality-who will press toward his object while death is impending over him-who would retain his purpose unshaken amidst the ruins of the world.
Words are real. Even if you can't see them, or hold them. Once you send them out in the world, they have power. Never speak words you don't mean.
Profit is like oxygen, food, water, and blood for the body; they are not the point of life, but without them, there is no life.
I get sick of that old rationalization, "We're staying together because of the children. " Kids couldn't be more miserable living with parents who can't stand each other. They're far better off if there's an honest, clean divorce.