The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.

In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

Climate action is central for the future of our planet.

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

Governments are not always right.

A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.

And round about there is a rabbleOf the filthy, sturdy, unkillable infants of the very poor.They shall inherit the earth.

Home is where the heart is.

I'm a late riser by my family's standards. Sleeping is a luxury because since I was young, I woke up very early to go ice-skating. So I'm really not a morning girl.

I think marriage is a boring and fault-ridden contractual obligation.

I'm connecting and that's really what any artist wants at the end of the day which is to connect with their fans and supporters.

Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.

My goal as a young man, to be fat, famous and financially fixed by 50.

And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that balance in which the fate and condition of man is weighed.

By the unification of architecture, sculpture and painting a new plastic reality will be created.

For me, creation can only come out of a certain kind of unhappiness. They say in Japan, this thing like the hungry spirit - the hungry mind - is what gets you going forward.