"Shevchenko's departure? It was neither wanted by us nor caused by the will of the player. He had to submit to the wishes of his wife. And we know that wives are often like kapos to whom we cannot say …"

"If the left wing was to rule, the result would be misery, terror and death, like it happens in every place where communism rules."

"I am a great family man."

"Imbeciles without a sense of humour."

"She [Mercedes Bresso] is always in a bad mood because when she gets up in the morning and she looks at herself in the mirror to put her makeup on - and sees herself, her day is already ruined."