Óscar Arias Quotes

Óscar Arias
Óscar Arias
Costa Rican Statesman
Born: Sep 13, 1941
America Central Peace People Poverty World
Peace is not a matter of prizes or trophies. It is not the product of a victory or command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Óscar Arias
Achievement Peace Matter Victory Final Definition Finishing Trophies Deadline Line Command Fixed Prizes Product
It often seems... the human race has twittered away its existence singing an endless song - a song of waste and hatred, where there should be progress and love. Óscar Arias
Love Song Progress Hatred Singing Seems Existence Endless Often Human Where Race Should Human Race Waste Away
There is a difference between the typical politician and the statesman. A typical politician is that person who tells people what people want to hear, while the statesman tells people what people need to know. Óscar Arias
People Politician Typical Statesman Tells Between Know Hear Person Difference Want While Who Need
We may believe in the state's responsibility to alleviate the crushing poverty that afflicts 40 percent of Latin America's population, but most of us also affirm that there is no better cure for that poverty than a stronger, more globally integrated economy. Óscar Arias
Better Responsibility Stronger Poverty Believe State Latin Percent More Alleviate Crushing Economy Most Also Globally Integrated Affirm Cure Than Afflicts America May Us Population
On Dec. 1, 1948, after the triumph of the revolution, which insured the final victory of the will of the people expressed through elections, President Jose Figueres abolished the army in my country. Óscar Arias
Army People Victory Will Country Revolution President Final Abolish Triumph Through Insured After Which Elections Expressed
More combat planes, missiles and soldiers won't provide additional bread for our families, desks for our schools, or medicine for our clinics. Óscar Arias
Medicine Additional Our Soldiers More Combat Missiles Schools Clinics Provide Families Bread Planes
If there is no peace in Central America, it will not be because Costa Rica, and myself as president, have not done what is necessary to obtain peace. Óscar Arias
Myself Peace Will President Costa Rica Obtain Because America Done Central Central America Necessary
Our world is certainly dangerous, but it is made more dangerous, not less, by those who value profits over peace. Óscar Arias
Peace World Dangerous Value Made Our Those Our World More Over Certainly Less Who Profits
There are too many war museums. Óscar Arias
War Too Many Museums
In 1995, world military spending totaled nearly $800 billion. If we redirected just $40 billion of those resources over the next 10 years to fighting poverty, all of the world's population would enjoy basic social services, such as education, health care, nutrition, reproductive health, clean water and sanitation. Óscar Arias
Education Health World Water Care Poverty Fighting Military Enjoy Resources Spending Nutrition Those Would Clean Clean Water Over Health Care Years Just Reproductive Social Next Sanitation Billion Population Nearly Basic Services
We seek in Central America not peace alone, not peace to be followed someday by political progress, but peace and democracy, together, indivisible, an end to the shedding of human blood, which is inseparable from an end to the suppression of human rights. Óscar Arias
Alone Democracy Together Peace Rights Progress Political Human Rights Inseparable Seek Followed Someday Indivisible Suppression Shedding Blood End America Human Which Central Central America
Latin America has not achieved the development that it deserves... I'm not optimistic for all of Latin America, not only for Central America. Óscar Arias
Latin Latin America Only Development Optimistic America Achieved Central Central America Deserves
Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together. Óscar Arias
Work Together Peace Ending Differences Live Our Never Never-Ending Overlook Common Common Interests Cannot Process Us Interests Requires Ignore
A nation that mistreats its own citizens is more likely to mistreat its neighbours. Óscar Arias
Nation Own Neighbours Citizens More Likely Mistreat
The children of the world, what they want and what they need are health clinics and schools, not tanks or armed helicopters or fighter jets. Óscar Arias
Health World Fighter Armed Schools Tanks Clinics Children Want Helicopters Jets Need
To demilitarize the country means to make a profound decision. It is not enough to change the name of the armed forces. It is necessary to change the minds of those people who only yesterday wore a military uniform. Óscar Arias
Change People Decision Country Yesterday Military Enough Minds Those Only Name Armed Armed Forces Make Forces Wore Uniform Means Who Necessary Profound
In a democracy, a leader must be the head teacher, someone eager to respond to doubts and questions and explain the need for and the benefits of a new course. Óscar Arias
Teacher Democracy Benefits Leader Respond Must Someone Head New Course Questions Explain Doubts Eager Need
It is in the U.S. interest to have a more prosperous neighbor to the south. Because if we cannot export goods, we will keep exporting people. And that's not what the U.S. wants. Óscar Arias
People Will Neighbor We Cannot More Goods Prosperous Because South Wants Cannot Interest Export Exporting Keep
The absence of significant development aid has only increased the importance of trade for Central America's future. Óscar Arias
Future Increased Aid Significant Only Absence Development Importance Trade America Central
At one time in the history of the Americas, weapons and armies were associated with liberty and independence, and with new opportunities for our peoples. At one time in the history of the Americas, there were liberating armies. Óscar Arias
Time History People Liberty Opportunities Independence Our Liberating One Time Weapons New Armies Were New Opportunities The History Of Americas Associated
The best way to perpetuate poverty is by spending on arms and military, and the best way to fight terrorism is by fighting the basic needs of humanity, because hunger and poverty perpetuate crime. Óscar Arias
Best Needs Terrorism Basic Needs Fight Humanity Crime Poverty Fighting Military Spending Way Hunger Best Way Arms Because Perpetuate Basic
An overall trend of political moderation in Latin America makes for far less interesting headlines, but it also makes for far better lives for our people. Óscar Arias
People Better Political Trend Our Latin Latin America Our People Headlines Overall Also Makes America Moderation Interesting Far Far Less Less Lives
I saw no reason why other nations should tell Central Americans how to solve their problems. Óscar Arias
Problems Other Saw Tell Solve No Reason How American Nations Central Should Reason Why
It's not fair for the U.S. to spend, on arms and weapons, so much money and then not spend on health care the money that is needed. Óscar Arias
Health Money Care Spend Weapons Fair Arms Health Care So Much Money Not Fair Then Much Needed
I often say that poverty needs no passport to travel. Óscar Arias
Needs Travel Poverty Say Passport Often
Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving problems and resolving conflicts. Óscar Arias
Life Work Attitude Peace People Problems Resolving Way Solving Countries Never-Ending Process Conflicts Decisions Many
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