Famous Quotes & Sayings

Daniel Defoe

The Dutch must be understood as they really are, the Middle Persons in Trade, the Factors and Brokers of Europe... they buy to sell again, take in to send out again, and the greatest Part of their vast Commerce consists in being supply'd from All Parts of the World, that they may supply All th World Again.

Douglas MacArthur

While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.

Douglas Rushkoff

The plague did not lead to Europe’s economic collapse. Rather, Europe’s currency-driven economic collapse led to the plague.

Donald Tusk

What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as liberal democracy, free markets and Europe with suspicion.

Donnie Wahlberg

The food in Europe is pretty disappointing. I like fried chicken. But other than that Europe is great.

Creed Bratton

I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe.

Dylan Moran

I'm very drawn to Eastern Europe, so I like a Hungarian writer who wrote in French called Emil Cioran; he was always good for giving me such a stir.

Douglas Hurd

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.

Douglas Hurd

Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe.

Donald Trump

Europe is being absolutely swamped and destroyed with the crime and the problems, and it could be some sinister plot.

David Coverdale

I saw what Purple meant to people and I still hear it now when I'm in Europe. I'm always shocked that I'm still asked about Purple because it was such a long time ago.

Daniel Tammet

From 'Embracing the Wide Sky', I went to the States, to Canada and to different parts of Europe as well. I gave interviews in several languages.

David Cameron

It is nonsense that people shopping online in some parts of Europe are unable to access the best deals because of where they live. I want completing the single market to be our driving mission.

David Cameron

Since 2004, Britain has been the destination for 1 in 5 of all inward investments into Europe. And being part of the Single Market has been key to that success.

David Cameron

The economies in Europe that will prosper, are those that are the greenest and the most energy efficient

David Cameron

I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too. So I speak as British prime minister with a positive vision for the future of the European Union. A future in which Britain wants, and should want, to play a committed and active part.

David Cameron

I'll be explaining that Britain will be leaving the European Union, but I want that process to be as constructive as possible. And I hope the outcome can be as constructive as possible because of course while we're leaving the European Union, we mustn't be turning our backs on Europe.

David Cameron

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.

David Byrne

I'd been keeping tour diaries, and especially when I go somewhere where I felt the experience might be interesting, like Eastern Europe or South America or whatever, where the whole perception of what I was doing there and stuff that I was seeing and music I was hearing, I could put all that into a diary.

Devin Nunes

ISIL presents a growing threat not only in Syria and Iraq, but throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and now in the United States as well, terrorists and their enablers will continue to receive the unwavering attention of law enforcement and the intelligence community.

Desmond Tutu

Europe became rich because it exploited Africa; and the Africans know that.

Desmond Tutu

In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame.

Amartya Sen

To say that the whole of the industrial experience of Europe and America just shows the rewards of exploiting the Third World is a gross simplification.

Donald Trump

You look what's happening all over Europe - Europe is being absolutely swamped and destroyed.

Ciaran Hinds

In fact, most of the work that I have done for the American Hollywood things have not been in Hollywood. The studios are going out in Europe or around the place working.

Alexis Tsipras

We will do whatever we could do to keep Greece inside the euro and inside Europe.

Angela Merkel

I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.

Angela Merkel

Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.

Angela Merkel

Implementing parts of European constitution and leaving out others - without knowing where we're going - isn't an option. That would be detrimental to the overall balance, which is why we must embark on another comprehensive discussion of the issue once again. I would like to see Europe retain the idea of a constitution in the end, and I plan to campaign on its behalf.

Angela Merkel

Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.

Angela Merkel

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness.

Anatoly Chubais

For the whole of Western Europe, I know the business community quite good.

Christopher Walken

In England, and all over Europe, and all over the world, actors act until they die. They get old, really old, and they're still working. They just keep doing it.