I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.

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.

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.

If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.

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.

My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible.

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a contamination.

It is very unusual for a country to ask guys who are not politicians to come and run the country.

I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership.

I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.

We need to be ready all the time for attacks of the enemy

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Child of God, you cost Christ too much for him to forget you.

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty.

It seems like the more I give the more I get, and that is the way it is supposed to go in life.

The first time you get a ride on a surf board and you are being propelled along by a wave, it’s probably as close as humans can get to being able to fly like a bird

I have a dance background. I have an athletic background.

Mistakes are a part of life; you can't avoid them. All you can hope is that they won't be too expensive and that you don't make the same mistake twice.

That which in England we call the middle class is in America virtually the nation.

Human beings are repetitive animals. All meaning is generated through repetition.