For many people, politics in Brussels and Strasbourg might as well be happening on another planet.

Referendums have always posed a threat when it comes to EU policy, because EU policy is complicated. They're an opportunity for those from all political camps who like to oversimplify things.

The EU is an unique project that replaced war with peace, hate with solidarity. Overwhelming emotion for awarding of Nobel prize to EU

But if you constantly insist only on your own interpretation, it isn't long before it seems patronizing.

I'm not a populist. But I try to present complicated issues in such a way that people know where I stand.

Before we talk about further accessions, we have to consolidate the European Union internally. People are increasingly losing faith in the EU's effectiveness.

I am a man of parliament, a man of the people. I am not a representative of the executives.

A joint European army is a very far-reaching proposal and it would be difficult to implement. Such initiatives are nevertheless needed.

The problem with us EU politicians is that we approach everything with cool rationality, and then wonder why we don't win people over emotionally.

I believe that the majority of people in Europe want to demonstrate solidarity with the refugees.

I believe the people should have the opportunity to have a greater influence on politics with their ideas. We need a new impulse for renewal.

A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.

Start your day with appreciation and gratitude.

Tried a lot, but can't find a companion like you my dear solitude. Let us shake our hands again.

As women shut down their needs, they also shut down their sense of pleasure.

At Oxford one was positively encouraged to take wine during tutorials. The tongue must be untied.

We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

I told [McCourt] the season is like a kaleidoscope. Every day it changes one degree and the picture is different.

I think that when a poem can move readers across generations and across its specific class or race then it becomes truly classic.

There's this great fantasy of going to work, every day, and getting to play out what people think my life is, as a successful actor.

The hallmark of an artist is generosity.