The EU is a community of values, not military buildups.

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.

We are seeds as well as parasites to the earth. We can either give or take, depending on our perception of growth.

That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt.

Faith is the result of the act of the will following upon a conviction that to believe is a duty.

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?

Toastmasters changed my life. They really did. Put me on the stage. I don’t know what I would have done without that positive boost.

JavaScript is the only language that I'm aware of that people feel they don't need to learn before they start using it.

When the drama of history is over, Jesus Christ will stand alone on the stage. All the great figures of history ... will realize that they have been but actors in a drama produced by another.

With technology, there is so much isolation with people now, that there are very few places where you can connect.

I come from the stage. I started my career as a stand-up comedian and then later on became an actor.