Freedom is a universal value.

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.

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.

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

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.

It is time to stop standing at the edges of rooms. Hugging the walls. Living in my head. Wishing I had something to say.

Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be.

We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.

As far as dieting and weight loss go, diet and exercise actually works. Lots of running and healthy eating.

To live life well is to express life poorly; if one expresses life too well, one is living it no longer.

Ethnic life in the United States has become a sort of contest like baseball in which the blacks are always the Chicago Cubs.

Each project changes you a bit.

Everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves a second chance.

People think I'm really melancholy and romantic and all whispery. I'm not at all. I'm very direct.

The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me