Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.

When the going gets tough, you have to lie.

When it becomes serious, you have to lie.

I'm ready to be insulted as being insufficiently democratic, but I want to be serious ... I am for secret, dark debates.

I believe neither the French nor the Dutch really rejected the constitutional treaty.

I notice with a certain sense of regret that far too many Europeans are returning to a regional and national mindset.

Decisions can only be reached in Europe if France and Germany agree.

It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.

I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago.

It is not more Europe or less Europe that we need. We need a better Europe.

I am for secret, dark debates.

The bravest thing David Bowie ever did was to go on stage after Queen at Live Aid.

You have to hold on and be patient. Pain lasts for a while, but you must leave room for happiness when you find it.

Remember, aid cannot achieve the end of poverty. Only homegrown development base on the dynamism of individuals and firms in free markets can do that.

I can speak Esperanto like a native.

My time is far too valuable for me to spend any of it trying to improve myself.

Censure is like the lightning which strikes the highest mountains.

Because friends have to be brutally honest with each other. I'd feel terrible if I didn't tell you what I was thinking, especially at a time like this

We're Mexi-cans not Mexi-can'ts.

The greatest grace of a gift, perhaps, is that it anticipates and admits of no return.

If you smell something, say something.