You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service.
The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility.
The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws.
Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.
. . . within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.
We will have to create an avant-garde. . . . We could have a Union for the enlarged Europe, and a Federation for the avant-garde.
The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.
How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
[On power:] Some people really have almost a disdain for that word. They feel it is alien to conscience. Power for power's sake, no. But the positive use of power for positive purposes is very important. You have to understand that. You've got to have a seat at the policy table if you want to make a difference.
I always have a pair of Ray-Bans in my bag and lots of pairs at home because they seem to go missing. They're a real staple.
The most incredible thing about playing the songs live for people - looking out to the crowd and seeing the different reactions and the different heart-strings and the things that people are relating to that mean something to them, that's crazy.