Romano Prodi Quotes

"Enough. It's time to work. I am working calmly for a future government, and that's what we must do."

"After what he said about vote-rigging, he should ask for forgiveness."

"I do not fear a reversal of the results."

"The situation seems calmer, because I know there's nothing to worry about. We need patience, but in the end, this is democracy."

"are all under attack, and we behave with a joint action because of that."

"This is the final exam for a student that deserves to be failed. In the budget there is little or nothing to stimulate economic development."

"an attack against a diplomat in such circumstances is an attack against democracy, the founding principle of the European Union."

"The Lithuanian voters have made a historic choice over this weekend, one which I am sure is the right one,"

"They won't still believe his lies. They have believed him once, have seen the consequences, and will decide accordingly."

"We can govern for five years. Of course we'll need cooperation."

"It is a clear sign of commitment to closer relations between the EU and Russia,"

"This data is worse than what had been given to the European Commission. There's an increase in debt for a second year in a row after there had been such an effort made to lower it."

"When you fight so hard and do not reach the goal, we must see this as a defeat for me, a defeat for our campaign. Denmark has spoken -- our people the Danes have spoken -- and I'm very pleased that so many Danes have cast their vote, ... We will continue along our path."

"I ask you all to keep patient. This delay is incomprehensible."

"With the pencil and the ballot sheet, the weapons of democracy, we will win."

"We want to leave behind our dependence on oil,"

"a serious danger that must be met with eyes wide open."

"This would be a very grave violation of a law of state, the law on equal access, which defends democracy by preventing overexposure in the media. Laws of state are made to be observed."

"The election is finally over. Italians no longer have any doubts about our triumph."

"The only solution is early elections."