In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.

I look for the consensus because the consensus drives the policy into new places.

I am proud of the fact that women have been recognised as being as capable, as able to do the senior jobs in Europe as any man.

Im not interested in the limelight.

I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative.

Am I an ego on legs? No I am not. Do I want to be seen out there all the time saying everything? No, I don't.

Judge me on what I do and I think you will be pleased and proud of me.

We are highly susceptible to self destruction when we aren’t doing what we really want with our lives.

If you don't look at things through your concepts, you'll never be bored. Every single thing is unique.

I've found that if you wear a beret, people think you're either a cabdriver or a producer of dirty movies.

It's fun to play a character when you can't concern yourself with how sympathetic they are.

The good is always beautiful, the beautiful is good!

If you are on an honest journey to find yourself, you'll find God.

I have a passion for life that allows me to make the most of my days and fill them with work and play.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

Love is the first ingredient in the relief of suffering.

It's very important to set your place in a concrete environment. I think Chekhov said that the important thing when you have a play or any kind of novel is to set the roots in a concrete place.