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

When the going gets tough, you have to lie.

When it becomes serious, you have to lie.

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.

It's important to recognize that we in Europe will either succeed together or fail together.

It is the toughest time but the best.

Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Being a public figure was reserved for movie stars.

I always believe your instinct is the most correct instinct.

To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine.

Fair Greece! sad relic of departed worth! Immortal, though no more! though fallen, great!

Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.

Rapport equals trust plus comfort.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world.