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Roberto Azevedo
Brazilian Diplomat
Born: Oct 3, 1957
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We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work. Roberto Azevedo
Work Backwards Sleeves Our We Cannot Heads Look Up Roll Cannot Forward Raise
We have to learn how to work within the limits that are possible, not what is desirable. Roberto Azevedo
Work Possible Learn Within How Limits Desirable
At the WTO, it's never a general surgery. It's always a very specific, clinical, precise surgery - and you can't miss the target. If you miss the target, you kill the patient. It's as simple as that. Roberto Azevedo
You Simple Patient General Never Miss Always Surgery Clinical Target Very Precise Specific
I believe that trade is essential for economic growth and development around the world, but I also believe that trade is imperfect. Roberto Azevedo
World Believe Economic Imperfect Economic Growth Development Also Around Trade Essential Growth
It's not compatible to expect multilateralism to work and, at the same time, to expect to walk out with everything you wanted. This is a recipe for failure. If we prize the system, we have to come knowing that we will need to make compromises. Sometimes painful compromises. Roberto Azevedo
Work Time Failure You Sometimes Walk Will Recipe Everything System Out Compromises Come Knowing Make Expect Prize Same Same Time Wanted Painful Compatible Need
In an era of global value chains, worldwide sourcing and the never-ending search for new markets, we must be careful to avoid the proliferation of regional standards. A multilateral approach holds wider benefits for more actors. Roberto Azevedo
Benefits Value Worldwide Approach Markets Proliferation Must Be Careful More Never-Ending New Global Era Holds Regional Avoid Standards Multilateral Search Chains Actor Wider Careful
My job is to prioritize multi-lateralism, and that of course interests Brazil, which is a global player. I'm representing 159 members, and one of them happens to be Brazil. Roberto Azevedo
Job Brazil Members Global Course Prioritize Representing Happens Which Them Interests Player
Trade is not the cause for unemployment. In fact, the biggest drivers for unemployment are innovation and increased productivity. It has nothing to do with trade. Roberto Azevedo
Innovation Cause Nothing Increased Fact Drivers Trade Unemployment In Fact Biggest Productivity
Just having the economy picking up doesn't mean that we will get through or that we will turn the chapter on many of the problems that we see ahead of us. Roberto Azevedo
Chapter Problems Will See Having Through Picking Economy Up Get Just Mean Turn Us Many
Making strong infrastructural reforms, particularly in the area of social security, that's not an appealing prospect for any country or for any political structure. But that's a reality. Roberto Azevedo
Reality Strong Political Country Security Structure Area Prospect Particularly Making Reforms Any Social Appealing Social Security
In most negotiations, you can't attribute success or failure in negotiations to one side. Roberto Azevedo
Success Failure You Side Negotiations Most Attribute

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