"Just come to Brussels after a Council meeting. Do you know what happens? Every head of government holds his or her own press conference. They all say the same thing, in 24 languages: I was able to push through my agenda. And if the result is anything other than what they desired, the message is: Brussels is to blame. It has been this way for over 20 years. These messages stick with people, and that's deadly for Europe."

-- Martin Schulz

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“Does anyone remember laughter?”
“Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.”
“Power is a poison well known for thousands of years. If only no one were ever to acquire material power over others! But to the human being who has faith in some force that holds dominion over all of us, and who is therefore conscious of his own limitations, power is not necessarily fatal. For those, however, who are unaware of any higher sphere, it is a deadly poison. For them there is no antidote.”
“You make more money selling advice than following it. It's one of the things we count on in the magazine business -- along with the short memory of our readers.”
“Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.”

Source : "Vectors: Aphorisms & Ten-Second Essays". Book by James Richardson, 2001.
“I've been wondering for a while now if the CEO role is one that I want - and the one that I'm best at.”
“Baptize first the children; and if they can speak for themselves, let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives speak for them.”
“My first vivid memory is...when first I looked into her face and she looked into mine. That I do remember, and that exchanging looks I have carried with me all of my life. We recognized each other. I was her child and she was my mother.”

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