...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.

Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]

The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.

...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.