Jacques Santer famous quotes

In a Union of 15 now, you must take into account the sensibilities of everyone.
-- Jacques Santer

#Unions #Accounts #Sensibility

A quota is always something artificial that can only last for a certain period of time.
-- Jacques Santer

#Quota #Lasts #Periods

I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy.
-- Jacques Santer

#Philosophy #Speech #Importance

You don't help your enterprise with a policy of protection.
-- Jacques Santer

#Helping #Protection #Enterprise

It is now up to us to see that we embark on the next stage leading to political unity, which I think is the consequence of economic unity, so that Europe can in the future also play a political role on the international stage, leading even as far as a common defence policy.
-- Jacques Santer

#Thinking #Europe #Play

There could be some compromise, but I think we have to stick to the provisions of the treaty, and the provisions of the treaty are saying that the president is appointed for a mandate of eight years time. I think it would be very damaging for the European Central Bank if there would be a splitting of this mandate.
-- Jacques Santer

#Thinking #Eight #Years

It would be unjust, and moreover Utopian, for Shakespeare to direct the shoemakers' union. But it would be equally disastrous forthe shoemakers' union to ignore Shakespeare.

The attributes of sovereignty are now enjoyed by every state in the Union.

An authentic and ingenious account of the ingeniously counterfeit in art and in life.

By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account.

I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be.

Foolproof systems to not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

To disarm while being best armed, out of an elevation of sensibility-that is the means to real peace....

Producing suits me because I have a business mind and a business sensibility.

I have a deep rooted folk sensibility that I can't get away from completely.

I have great respect for Craig Lucas. I absolutely adore his sensibility.