I believe that the majority of people in Europe want to demonstrate solidarity with the refugees.

Referendums have always posed a threat when it comes to EU policy, because EU policy is complicated. They're an opportunity for those from all political camps who like to oversimplify things.

The EU is an unique project that replaced war with peace, hate with solidarity. Overwhelming emotion for awarding of Nobel prize to EU

For many people, politics in Brussels and Strasbourg might as well be happening on another planet.

But if you constantly insist only on your own interpretation, it isn't long before it seems patronizing.

I'm not a populist. But I try to present complicated issues in such a way that people know where I stand.

Before we talk about further accessions, we have to consolidate the European Union internally. People are increasingly losing faith in the EU's effectiveness.

I am a man of parliament, a man of the people. I am not a representative of the executives.

A joint European army is a very far-reaching proposal and it would be difficult to implement. Such initiatives are nevertheless needed.

The problem with us EU politicians is that we approach everything with cool rationality, and then wonder why we don't win people over emotionally.

I believe the people should have the opportunity to have a greater influence on politics with their ideas. We need a new impulse for renewal.

Geoffrey's own heart felt inconveniently large just then.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me', said some idiot who, 1. Didn't realize HOW much words hurt2. Wasn't so smart

It's all me. I'm not just one flavor. You're not, either. So it all comes down to which 'you' you want to show the world.

We are traveling down a path with no happy ending, and it's too late to turn around.

A real friend would have given you a drink by now.""Looks like an old friend just did.

I did the first backwards guitar solo on ‘I’m Only Sleeping’

Democracy is not something we have. It's something we do.

We bury the men who do the nation's creative work under layers of administrators and mountains of memoranda. We shrivel creativity by endless frustrations.

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

I’ve always sort of preferred people who are not entirely likable.