Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.

In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

Climate action is central for the future of our planet.

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

Governments are not always right.

A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.

It is strange that the world accepts enthusiasm in every realm but the spiritual.

Satisfying a savage instinct is incomparably more pleasurable than satisfying a civilized one.

Elegance means appreciating things as they are. There is a sense of delight and of fearlessness. You are not fearful of dark corners.

At the end of the day, I like the spy genre, as opposed to the action movie genre, because spies are smart. The successful spies are the smarter spies.

There are so many questions to be answered and so many personal compliments that we appreciate so very much.

Jove lifts the golden balances that show The fates of mortal men, and things below.

I'll never be August Wilson - but what I can be is more of myself.

An inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war.

Some of my favorite songs--and I don't know if this is the right terminology--are white-boy classics.

The freedom of a government does not depend on the quality of its laws, but upon the power that has the right to create them.