Romano Prodi Quotes

• Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Revolution

• The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Society

  Tags in Problem

• The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Economy

  Tags in Countries

• No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they’ve acquired.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Job, Power

• Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems – the Israeli-Palestinian question – requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Mother

  Tags in Problems

• Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Rich, Young

• It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Better, Perfect

• I don’t want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Politics

  Tags in Law

• I am not overconfident.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Overconfident

• I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what I did when I was prime minister last time in Italy and president of the European Commission for more than five years.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in President

• He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Support, Statistics

• Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Sense, Policy

• Democracies must have equilibrium… and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Politics

• But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Influence

  Tags in Real

• Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

  Romano Prodi

  Topics in Country

Romano Prodi (15)

Birth:	9th August, 1939
Nationality:	Italian
Profession:	Politician, Statesman

About

Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. He was also the tenth President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.

Related Authors

• Lord Halifax
• Thomas Babington Macaulay
• Jalal Talabani
• Harry Pollitt
• Bela Kun
• Russell Means
• Conrad Burns
• Dan Lipinski
• Christopher Dodd
• John Charles Fremont

Advertisement

Today's Anniversary - 26th December

Births

• 1927 - Alan King
• 1890 - Robert Ripley
• 1751 - Lord George Gordon
• 1956 - David Sedaris
• 1939 - Lynn Morley Martin

Deaths

• 2005 - Kerry Packer
• 2005 - Vincent Schiavelli
• 2004 - Reggie White
• 1931 - Melvil Dewey
• 2011 - Samuel Carthorne Rivers