I would never attack somebody only because they belong to a different party.

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

Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone.Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.

A successful man cannot realize how hard an unsuccessful man finds life.

For the mother is and must be, whether she knows it or not, the greatest, strongest and most lasting teacher her children have.

.. the Grand Ole Opry used to come on, and I used to watch that. They used to have some pretty heavy cats, heavy guitar players

Take away God and religion, and men live to no purpose, without proposing any worthy end of life to themselves.

If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.

Keeping up with everything I do requires some sacrifices, but once and a while I need to take some time to myself.

I have to admit to not being the greatest technician, but stop motion animation gives me licence to create machines that wouldn't otherwise be possible - inventions that seem real and actually work.

Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with.

The elections have a different platform, the town hall is the platform for it. But the other question behind all this is should I run for president?