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 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.

The economic crisis has weakened the EU for years.

One of the main secrets of success is the ability to foresee the situation a few steps forward.

We become what we think!" (Philippians 4:8, 9)

I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the opportunities the library gave me.

It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out in that sense - if I checked out somewhere that was luxurious and within hailing distance of civilization.

We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups.

The blues is also existential and offers a sense of mature reflection that enabled it to be the leitmotif of modern life.

I hate pretty. It’s a very empty word. It gives a bad name to beauty.

I think the new school is dope. Artists like Kid Cudi, The Cool Kids, Drake and Wale can come out of middle class homes and be on tracks with people like Jay-Z, who's from the hood and the street.

May we be people of honesty and integrity trying to do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.

I would be a disaster as a prime minister.