The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear weapons to states, even states like North Korea.

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined.

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.

The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but perhaps the inventiveness of the financial services industry will prove me wrong that point!

But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.

It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while asking others to eliminate theirs.

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence.

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.

Worry is like a roller coaster ride that you think will take you somewhere, but it never does.

It's best to let her go, " he says.No, no, that's wrong. It's never right to give up on someone.

If there was a little more light and truth in the world through one human being, his life has had meaning.

Perfumes, colours and sounds echo one another.

People are saying that Rick Perry is really tough because he has executed over 200 people. And that was just while he was on vacation in Florida.

There cannot be a good tax nor a just one; every tax rests its case on compulsion.

I always root for the monster.

I believe we have to put art back at the center of everyday life rather than allowing it to become a specialist activity at the margins of society.

You can't be a mod and a rocker. You have to choose sides.

There is no sweeter fellowship with Christ than to bring our wounds and our sores to him.