Cynics are all moralists, and merciless too.

Democracy is always, by nature and constitution, the triumph of mediocrity.

The nice thing about political pundits is that, when they answer a question, one no longer understands what they were asked.

The only advice that I'm in the mood to give - and that I give regularly - to young people is this: fight for what you believe in. You will lose, just like I have lost, all the battles. But only one you may win. The one that you engage every morning, in front of the mirror.

Also we Italians have something to Elvis Presley: to offer one of the rare occasions when we prefer to be Italian rather than American.

You give Italy Jesus Christ and you get the Roman Catholic Church.

Men do not know how to appreciate and measure luck except that of others. Their own never.