I think the State shouldn't poke its nose into the sexual relations of consenting adults.

The new soft totalitarianism that is advancing on the left wants to have a state religion. It is an atheist, nihilistic religion - but it is a religion that is obligatory for all

For Europe, the fall of Communism has to be taken into account, and the fact that in the fight against Communism the recovery of Europe's Christian roots was the driving force.

That's possible, and in fact the legislation, the politics should graduate the advantages towards those who have children and give less to those who don't have children.

One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of continuous democratic debate.

The family has a social function and so it should be sustained.

The family exists in order to allow women to have children and to have the protection of a male who takes care of them.

We desecrated the traditional values, but new values didn't come along.

No, moral conscience is one thing, the law is another. We have to hold onto this difference.

Priests have to have the right to say that a sin is a sin.

The past was more Christian? At times perhaps, in others, though, no.

When we are aware, we step into the moment which is outside of time.

Make choices-not excuses.

Age, that acquaints us with infirmities in ourselves, should make us tender in our reprehension of weakness elsewhere.

I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface.

One certainty when you travel is the moment you arrive in a foreign country, the American dollar will fall like a stone.

One has to be foolish or irredeemably stupid to believe that anything good can come to Europe from the land of presumed opportunity.

It will be difficult to let go but it is going to happen sooner rather than later in my case.

We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to do better, we do much worse.

The Great Spirit will not make me suffer because I am ignorant. He will put me in a place where I shall be better off than in this world.

Bella?" a different voice called from the distance. No! Please let me be imagining that horribly familiar voice.