U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.

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.

There is no communication in this world except between equals.

Be grateful for the blessing of the moments.

Cars let us out of the barn and, while they were at it, destroyed the American nuclear family. As anyone who has had an American nuclear family can tell you, this was a relief to all concerned.

The time is just right to take risks and tell stories the way we want to tell them.

Philosophy may be dodged, eloquence cannot.

The study and practice of law ... does not dissolve the obligations of morality or of religion.

Albums that remind me of my childhood happiness make me incredibly sad now.

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good.

The brain is where most people really screw up.