Vicente Fox quotes

Vicente Fox is a Mexican statesman and businessman who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. His election marked the end of over 70 years of single-party rule in the country. He is recognized for promoting democratic reforms and attempting to strengthen the Mexican economy. Here are 43 of his quotes:

There's no doubt that Mexican men and women full of dignity, willpower and a capacity for work are doing the work that not even blacks want to do in the United States. (Vicente Fox)
Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked. View quote
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Prohibition didn't work in the Garden of Eden. Adam ate the apple. View quote
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I am the guardian of power, not its owner. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think it's very important that the United States keeps out of the local electoral process in Mexico. View quote
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We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far. (Vicente Fox)
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. View quote
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On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality. View quote
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We need to be aware of what we are capable of first and realize that if you place your dreams really really high, you do have the potential to get to that level. View quote
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges. View quote
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Change will not come from above, it will come from below, from the small and medium size businesspeople. They do dare to show their faces. They applaud us and help us financially. View quote
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Every idea has its time. View quote
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By dedicating so much concentration to the issue of security, bilateral matters pass to a secondary level. View quote
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What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership. View quote
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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. View quote
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Our number one priority is to spend every peso possible to include those who are currently excluded. (Vicente Fox)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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First, to begin with, Mexico is North American; the one that is using wrong the term is United States. United States is not North America. North America is Mexico, United States, and Canada. View quote
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The real end winner of NAFTA is going to be Mexico because we have the human capital. We have that resource that is vital to the success of the U.S. economy. View quote
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Occupation: Mexican Statesman
Born: July 2, 1942
Quotes count: 43