We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt.

Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.

The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given.

Freedom is a universal value.

Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.

Terrorism is an evil that threatens all the countries in Europe. Vigorous cooperation in the European Union and worldwide is crucial in order to meet this evil head on.

Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.

The necessity for co-operation between Europe and the United States is bigger than ever. Only by close transatlantic co-operation can we face the world's challenges.

I have the best roommates in the world! It creates a fun sense of family... and that's really important to me. Things can get so lonely without it.

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring.

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical. . . . Any man who for one moment abandons or suspends the questioning spirit has for that moment betrayed humanity.

Paul Desmond sounds like a female alcoholic.

Books worth reading are worth re-reading.

I will make Maggie safe. If the world burns because of that then so be it. Me and the kid will roast some marshmallows.

You have a class of investors and you have a class of speculators. The speculators historically haven't been big enough to cause the investors to doubt the long-term vision of stock.

As actors you don't want to have one label. You'd rather have seven.

When you're a woman, you have to work harder to get a laugh... I follow so many hilarious women on Twitter. It's a daily reminder that women get to be funny.

Not every movie, in my opinion, should be in 3D. There are a lot of stories I wouldn't shoot in 3D. But, you know, there are movies that are perfect in 3D.