The many refugees are not a Greek or German problem. They are a European problem. We should therefore develop a common strategy. That's why I am launching a cross-border movement for more democracy.

We will compromise and compromise and compromise but we will never be compromised.

If the British think they can simply detach from the continent and sail towards the USA or China, then they are mistaken.

Fences and borders are a sign of weakness.

Every sensible banker understands that Greece should not have received any more money: a bankrupt state that can never be expected to repay loans is not a good debtor.

I'm the finance minister of a bankrupt country!

Anyone who toys with the idea of cutting off bits of the eurozone hoping the rest will survive is playing with fire.

Nothing is more boring than talking to people who share my opinion anyway.

I don't believe a Brexit will hurt the City of London as one of the largest financial centers in the world.

The economic crisis has weakened the EU for years.

One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously but to take it seriously one must be already mad.

Seemingly opposing forces can amalgamate.

Making your mind your best friend is the most intellectual choice that any man can make

I cannot help but wonder if any parents ever actually schedule in adolescent drama on their day planners. Looks like a slow week, Sarah. I guess I can pencil in your eating disorder.

I've never been swimming, and that's because it's never been more than half an hour since I last ate.

I'm tired of the ayatollahs of the right wing. We're fighting for freedom in Iraq. We're going to fight for freedom in America.

Me writing about tennis is like a baker baking bread.

To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortune, and not your fortune by your desires.

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.

Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.