I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me.

There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout.

I never promised you a rose garden.

Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Many Europeans are confused by the terms Roma and Romania. They wonder if it is an ethnicity or a nation of 22 million citizens.

My suspension was a long-planned move... and was done to protect would-be convicts in Romanian politics.

The dramatic wish of Romanians at the end of the Second World War was to be occupied by the Americans and not by the Russians.

I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs.

People who wouldn't dream of drowning a puppy in a barrel full of water think nothing of killing a fish the same slow way.

Instead of you trying to impress others, why don't you strive to become the one that people would love to positively impress?

Low expectations is the key to happiness in life.

He hurts me most who lavishly commends.

You've got to spread out as far as you can, cut down a whole forest, irrigate a whole desert, just to make sure that you won't accidentally stumble upon a place that's still in its natural state.

Never be afraid of the future, for it brings wonderful things.

Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped.

Whatever happens when we die, it would be really weird if it was what we had expected. Even if you were a lifelong Christian believer, it would be kind of weird if there actually were pearly gates.

I've decided that art is a habit-forming drug. That's all it is, for the artist, for the collector, for anybody connected with it.

The left don't get what they want without the government forcing people to do it is the bottom line.