Sánchez de Lozada sought to impose constitutional order and consolidate democracy with force. The result was a country on the brink of war [...]. Besieged Presidency (2010)
I am not a friend of demagogic positions and easy answers. My historical and ethical conviction is unalterable, but as a responsible citizen and much more as the president of Bolivians, my obligation is to reconcile the issues of principle with the demands of reality. Besieged Presidency (2010)
I am not a person that you can handle as you please, I am not going to respond to things that I do not believe in, I am not going to accept doing things that I do not think I should do. I am not controllable, Carlos. Besieged Presidency (2010)
[The vice presidency is] "the most stupid position of all" [...]. An office with a single objective, that of succession, with few clear powers. Besieged Presidency (2010)