In my opinion, patriotism is liberty.

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.

Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.

The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.

Europe is and will be a Union of States.

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate

Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.

You cannot pray for someone and hate them at the same time.

The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle, the order as a foundation, and progress as a goal.

And I suffered you and gave you all my pieces

Success is not random.

It's just that when I work on someone else's land, it makes me aware of the social nature of that landscape.

The ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the "wrong" beliefs.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter, be without the little skill which I possess in the art.

You should be able to tell your child, "This is an actor. And she's older than Mommy!"

We all make mistakes. If you can't make mistakes, you can't make decisions. I've made a lot bigger mistakes myself.