Top 36 Quotes by Jose Manuel Barroso

I don't know why my son was born conservative.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

My mother wanted me to be a professor, because I have several people in my family who are professors at university.

The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.

In the age of globalisation, pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.

The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests and promote our values, like human rights.

For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.