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

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

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.

Never doubt God in the darkness what he has given us in the light.

Maybe not. But maybe that's how the world changes, Isaiah. One father, one child, at a time.

I'll definitely never allow someone to spoil my positivity for their negativity.

You just, barged in and flipped my entire world upside down, ” he says, voice heated. “I didn’t know what to do.

Journalists should be watchdogs, not lapdogs.

From birth to death, anyone can fish. I just think it's fantastic to see old people going fishing with young people and teaching them things. I'm very, very critical.

Are you angry that others disappoint you? Remember you cannot depend upon yourself.

Don't rap if you do not practice.

A new culture can only grow up in the soil of a purged humanity.

The Dalai Lama says that when a Catholic and a Buddhist speak, the Buddhist becomes a deeper Buddhist and the Catholic becomes a deeper Catholic.