Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.

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.

Try to be a whole person. Not just a night person, or a day person. Be the kind of person who can live in both.

A drinker does not exist. Whatever they say, it is just the drink talking

My wife gets pampered pretty well. She's had me trained since she was pregnant, when I started making her oatmeal with fresh berries every morning.

Once you want something, everything changes. Now I want everything. More and more and more.

That's what happens when you're making a movie, you find yourself really loving all these people sitting across from you.

I love to sing some Beyonce - ya know, like 'All the Single Ladies.' I'll sing that - maybe not with the body shakin' - but I'll have a little bit of the hand movement going on.

Wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed.

In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.

When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.

Where did you get that idea for a nose? - Frizz Mizuno