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

I don't need to go into office for the power. I have houses all over the world, stupendous boats... beautiful airplanes, a beautiful wife, a beautiful family... I am making a sacrifice.

If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest.

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?”

Mussolini never killed anyone, he just sent dissenters abroad for vacation.

The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom.

The life in Italy is the life of a wealthy country: consumptions haven't diminished, it's hard to find seats on planes, our restaurants are full of people.