The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty.

I didn't mislead people. I know I didn't lie and I have got to establish that.

Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.

I'm a fighter, not a quitter.

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich.

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.