Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat.

The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child.

Romania strongly supports Turkey's E.U. accession.

I am a committed European; a united Europe is Romania's future.

My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary.

Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.

Whenever something bad happens, keep calm, take a few deep breaths and shift the focus to something positive.

It is easy for anybody to call himself or herself a “Christian” but the truth is we respond from very different world-views.

The light ought to shine for the darkness to fade.

After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.

All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.

There's a lot of people I've encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I'm not so sure it was a wise thing to do.

I am adrenaline slammed into inertia: a fast car stuck in traffic.

The fire doesn't make you what you are; it reveals what you were.

Sartre said that hell is other people, I believe that most of them are