Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.

I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what I did when I was prime minister last time in Italy and president of the European Commission for more than five years.

We must now face the difficult task of moving towards a single economy, a single political entity .. For the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire we have the opportunity to unite Europe.

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power - not just a trading bloc, but a political entity?

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

The EU must take on new responsibilities. And these new responsibilities call for intensifying the integration process.

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well.

We have to give ourselves a constitution which marks the birth of Europe as a political entity.

But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.

There are terrible living conditions and unhappiness, (even) where everybody is Italian.

People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

Knowledge is one of our direst needs. But it is insufficient on its own. If knowledge was stripped from true up-bringing, it would increase man's strength, but not his morals.

Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music.

I always value people's opinions. I think a lot of people are really smart people, and when people say something, they do it for a reason.

I give you bitter pills, in a sugar coating. The pills are harmless - the poison's in the sugar

I love looking through magazines, and you know, I love getting dressed up to go to events and stuff.

It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'!

If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. It really is public brainwashing and misinformation.

It pays to trust God with all and to make no reservation.

It is by thoughtful reflection that the elusive moments of the past draw near to us in present reality and gain a measure of permanence.