I have a temperament that doesn't adapt well to politics. It's because I speak my mind so much. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes adapt mind politic
I must be intellectually honest and say there is a great justice deficit among us. Not all Brazilians are treated equally. Joaquim Barbosa braziliandeficitequally Change image and share on social
In politics, my role model would be a very weird one - our second emperor, Pedro the Second. He was a person with no vanity. He cared a lot about the public interest. He cared a lot about Brazil evolving as an important country. And he didn't ask much for himself. He was ousted from power, and he lived with the help of friends in Paris. Joaquim Barbosa brazilcarecountry share on social
I have some role models. In Brazil, they are mostly writers. A writer named Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto is my favorite. Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis is also a very important figure for me. Joaquim Barbosa afonsoassisbarreto Change image and share on social
I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics. Condoleezza Rice contentfillfind Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social
But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the needs of its citizens, can take their views into account. That will be our ambition for the UK Presidency. John Hutton accountadaptambition Change image and share on social