Favourite Quotes From our Favourite Latinos

We have dedicated this section to the fond memory of President Hugo Chávez being told, in mid-rant, 'why don't you just shut up?' by the King of Spain. Candela celebrates the gaff, the rant and the good 'ole plain-speaking...life would be so boring without them!
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"I am not a rapist of the forest."

Very glad to hear it. Brazilian Governor Blairo Maggi, owner of the world's largest soya bean plantation, defends his (environmental) integrity.

   

“Colombia says it captured a (Venezuelan) national guard carrying out ‘operations’ in Colombia. One guard in Colombia, one; he would have to be Rambo to carry out an operation alone.”

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez.

“Life is sometimes stronger than the constitution. I am one of the odd presidents to finish my term and not to have been exiled.”

Haiti’s President René Préval on moving the date of congressional elections.

“She’s not nearly as sexy as she thinks she is. I felt neither fascinated nor even attracted to her”

Ex-Argentine President Carlos Menem on Madonna, after she accused him of glaring at her bra-straps.

"Unfortunately, the military bases of a country in another do not have a very favorable record in history."  

Understatement of the year from Ecuadorian Vice President Lenin Moreno to the news that Colombia will allow US military bases

“Do you think that after being used to the taste of my caviar he is going to be satisfied with a bit of (mortadella) sausage. And if he did decide to chew on some cheap sausage, he’ll always come back for my caviar.”

 Mariana Nannis, wife of Argentine squad and Italian league soccer star Claudio Cannigia, responding to press allegations that her husband cheated on her.

 

 

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