I still hope that the American system of checks and balances will ultimately prevent this man, Donald Trump, with his erratic political style, from jeopardizing our European security architecture.

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

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

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.

To whomever swapped my tattoo cream for toothpaste........ well played.

It is wonderful for us to live together in love, in peace and in faith.

Start your day with appreciation and gratitude.

"Worry" is a word that I don't allow myself to use.

I'm irreverent, I'm not politically correct, and I feel that I'm protected in my private life because I live a very public private life.

If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still — nothing.

The large executive chair elevates the sitter. and it is covered with the skin of some animal, preferably your predecessor.

I love comedy. God has given me this platform.

Institutions of knowledge, of foresight and care, such as medicine, help to support the political power. It's also obvious, even to the point of scandal, in certain cases related to psychiatry.

I am not interested in what today's mathematicians find interesting.