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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Slavery and indecisiveness are characteristics of most Christians of the world

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.

Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid.

When I put out the records, when I make a distribution deal, those distributors tell me who they sell it to and how many copies. So I want nothing less.

I had no direction. I thought, 'I need to make a difference in my life,' and music was my answer.

Find the balance between the calories you take in and the ones you burn up.

Individuals achieve optimal stupidity when they're given substantial powers while being insulated from the results of their actions.

Giving up a lot of yourself isn't really that hard when you realize that you get more than you give up.

I called my mother up when they announced the Nobel Prize, waiting until 7 in the morning. She said, "That's nice - and when are you going to see me next?"

In France the men all live in cafes, the children are all put out to nurse, and the women, saving the respect of mademoiselle -- well, the less said about them the better.