Quotes by Romano Prodi

• I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.
• Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.
• But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.
• Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.
• 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.
• He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.
• I am not overconfident.
• It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.
• Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.
• No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.
• The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.
• The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.
• Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.
• Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.
• 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.