I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

We will have to create an avant-garde.... We could have a Union for the enlarged Europe, and a Federation for the avant-garde.

The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility.

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of the market, for no computer in the world can process information better than the market.

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments.

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.

I cannot resign myself to the decline of Europe, and of France.

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.

Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don't have a place.

The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.

Elevate your inside game. A negative attitude is below the horizon...a place for lonesome hearts.

The first thing I would like to share with youhere is that when you help people, you don’t waitaround until they say thank you because you didn’thelp them so you can hear appreciation.

Young hearts too often have tunnel vision.

Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.

I love TV, and I love movies, and I pull so much content from the drama in all of those mediums and put them into songs.

I didn't know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.

Jazz is about freedom within discipline.

Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.

Adapting to climate change: It really is time for action...we are on a never-ending road; this is with us for the rest of our natural lives

Taste tends to develop very unevenly. It's rare that the same person has good visual taste and good taste in people and taste in ideas.