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Governments are not always right.

Usually I don't comment on comments of others.

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

Climate action is central for the future of our planet.

Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

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

Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.

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.

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

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

If we say leaders are incompetent, we are going to fuel extremist, populist, xenophobic and ultra-nationalist parties.

Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.

Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life.

A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.

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

What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

The Eurogroup decisions are always taken unanimously.

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

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right, and it is a very serious matter.

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

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

I am a very committed European.

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

We need open, competitive, market economies ... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.