True power does not need arrogance, a long beard and a barking voice. True power strangles you with silk ribbons, charm and intelligence.

I no longer have the energy to get really angry, like I used to.

I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. There must be some human truth that is beyond religion.

You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom.

I've always disliked kamikazes, that is, people who commit suicide in order to kill others. Starting with the Japanese ones from World War II. I never considered them Pietro Miccas who torch the powder and go up with the citadel in order to block the arrival of the enemy troops at Torino. I never considered them soldiers.

I’ll parade with those who are alone like me. They exist. They are very few, but they exist. I’ll find them.