I don't know why my son was born conservative.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.

In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

Climate action is central for the future of our planet.

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

Governments are not always right.

Love is always the first casualty of a religious war, the second is Truth and the third...Humanity.

It's the moment you think you can't that you realize you can.

There is a graveyard in my poor heart - dark, heaped-up graves, from which no flowers spring.

I do not believe one can experience conversion or the fullness of the Christian life apart from the church.

I'm trying to put the ridiculousness to bed. The president of the United States is the president of the United States.

I knew a bit but we don't study a lot of British history at school in Australia. We have our own 50-year period to concentrate on.

Talk about celestial bodies.

Even if we fail, we are still gaining life experience. The worst thing that could happen is that we come out smarter and more prepared for our next challenge.

The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish that you caught isn't someone else's gift to you?

Money is a necessity; so is dirt.