Because of my personal history, my professional skills and my business achievements, I am a man nobody can expect to compare himself with.

By definition, as a Prime Minister I cannot be a liar.

Mussolini never killed anyone. Mussolini used to send people on vacation in internal exile.

I unfortunately have never in my life been to a wild party.

When asked if they would like to have sex with me, 30 per cent said, “Yes”, while the other 70 per cent replied, “What, again?”

You have to make a joke every 10–15 minutes. It’s a way of keeping up morale.

I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.