Refuse to write your life and you have no life.
I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.
If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.
The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.
There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U. S. cabinet members are confirmed.
I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.
My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible.
For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.
An unexamined idea, to paraphrase Socrates, is not worth having and a society whose ideas are never explored for possible error may eventually find its foundations insecure.
Nobody lives forever, but we all shine on.
I don’t want to sound like I’m on dope, but that hour is a high; it’s as good as you can feel. A wonderful, wonderful happiness, and great power.