Quotes & Sayings About Berlusconi

We are not a civilized country if we can read in a newspaper what a lady tells her boyfriend or husband. — Silvio Berlusconi

I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. — Silvio Berlusconi

What makes Berlusconi so interesting as a political phenomenon is the fact that he, as the most powerful politician in his country, acts more and more shamelessly: he not only ignores or neutralizes any legal investigation into the criminal activity that has allegedly supported his private business interests, he also systematically undermines the basic dignity associated with being the head of state. The dignity of classical politics is grounded in its elevation above the — Slavoj Zizek

Berlusconi's advice to Italians trying to escape poverty: "Do it my way and earn more money". — Silvio Berlusconi

It's better to be passionate about beautiful women than gay men. — Silvio Berlusconi

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Charlie Sheen no doubt look at Berlusconi and think, 'Role model!' Women, of course, know otherwise. They see him as an aging, pathetic buffoon. — Graydon Carter

If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest. — Silvio Berlusconi

I never understood where the satisfaction is when you're missing the pleasure of conquest. — Silvio Berlusconi

Indeed, when I came to Italy, I expected to encounter a certain amount of resentment, but have received instead empathy from most Italians. In any reference to George Bush, people only nod to Berlusconi, saying","We understand how it is - we have one, too. — Elizabeth Gilbert

In Italy, I am almost seen as German for my workaholism. Also I am from Milan, the city where people work the hardest. Work, work, work - I am almost German. — Silvio Berlusconi

I unfortunately have never in my life been to a wild party. — Silvio Berlusconi

It's a great sacrifice to do what I'm doing. I'm not having fun at all ... What a brutal job! — Silvio Berlusconi

I'm 74 years old and, even though I may be a bit of a rascal, 33 girls in two months seems to me too much even for a 30-year-old. — Silvio Berlusconi

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country. — Romano Prodi

Italy is now a great country to invest in ... Today we have fewer communists and those who are still there deny having been one. Another reason to invest in Italy is that we have beautiful secretaries ... superb girls. — Silvio Berlusconi

In absolute terms, I am the most legally persecuted man of all times, in the whole history of mankind, worldwide. — Silvio Berlusconi

Only I can turn this country around. — Silvio Berlusconi

[Addressed to Berlusconi who wanted to impose himself on the editorial style of "Il Giornale"] In the art of entrepeneurship, you are certainly a genius, and I an asshole. But in the art of argument the genius is me, and you the asshole. — Indro Montanelli

Only Napoleon did more than I have done. But I am definitely taller. — Silvio Berlusconi

Mussolini never killed anyone, he just sent dissenters abroad for vacation. — Silvio Berlusconi

The life in Italy is the life of a wealthy country: consumptions haven't diminished, it's hard to find seats on planes, our restaurants are full of people. — Silvio Berlusconi

I'm a man of honour, a truthful person, a gentleman of absolute morality . — Silvio Berlusconi

The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom. — Silvio Berlusconi

The Left loves the poor so much it creates more of them every time it gets into power. — Silvio Berlusconi

We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary. But we hope it won't be the case. — Silvio Berlusconi

I always win, I'm cursed to win. — Silvio Berlusconi

I am absolutely sure to be the most democratic man to ever become Prime Minister in Italy. — Silvio Berlusconi

By definition, as a Prime Minister I cannot be a liar. — Silvio Berlusconi

When asked if they would like to have sex with me, 30% of women said, 'Yes', while the other 70% replied, 'What, again?' — Silvio Berlusconi

I don't need to go into office for the power. I have houses all over the world, stupendous boats ... beautiful airplanes, a beautiful wife, a beautiful family ... I am making a sacrifice. — Silvio Berlusconi

I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country. — Silvio Berlusconi

On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening. — Silvio Berlusconi

The West will continue to conquer peoples, even if it means a confrontation with another civilization, Islam, firmly entrenched where it was 1,400 years ago. — Silvio Berlusconi

The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs. — Silvio Berlusconi

I have little hair because my brain is so big it pushes the hair out. — Silvio Berlusconi

It's better to like beautiful girls than to be gay. — Silvio Berlusconi

Mussolini never killed anyone. Mussolini used to send people on vacation in internal exile. — Silvio Berlusconi

Because of my personal history, my professional skills and my business achievements, I am a man nobody can expect to compare himself with. — Silvio Berlusconi

I am certain that we need a solution completely separate from military intervention. — Silvio Berlusconi

Berlusconi faces trial for bedding women. If he was gay, no one would ever lay a finger on him. — Vladimir Putin

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see. — Joichi Ito

Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich. — Umberto Eco

A hungry man is not a free man. Freedom from hunger is a fundamental right. Without this freedom, such fundamental right cannot exist. — Silvio Berlusconi

I will take questions from the guys, but from the girls I want telephone numbers. — Silvio Berlusconi

There is nothing new in Egypt. Egyptians are making history as usual. — Silvio Berlusconi

Obviously the government of [Mussolini's] time, out of fear that German power might lead to complete victory, preferred to ally itself with Hitler 's Germany rather than opposing it ... The racial laws were the worst fault of Mussolini as a leader, who in so many other ways did well. — Silvio Berlusconi

Andreotti had style and class; Berlusconi does not — Paolo Sorrentino

We must be capable of speaking a language of peace, but not one of surrender. — Silvio Berlusconi

Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune. — Rory Bremner

Bush, and Blair, and the prime minister of Japan, and Berlusconi, these people are criminals, and they are responsible for mass murder in the world, for the war, and for the occupation, through their support for Israel, and through their support for a globalized capitalist economic system, which is the biggest killer the world has ever known. — George Galloway

It can be said, truly said, that the Iraqi resistance is not just defending Iraq. They are defending all the Arabs and they are defending all the people of the world against American hegemony ... It's not the Muslims who are sick. It's Bush and Blair and Berlusconi who are sick. It's not the Muslims who need to be cured. It's the imperialist countries that need to be cured. — George Galloway

Bush will keep up that policy that gives the United State the role of promoting freedom in the world. — Silvio Berlusconi

I tell you the truth: if I lived in a country where there was no day appointed for elections, I would become a revolutionary, if not a terrorist. And that is because I love liberty too much; without liberty a man is not a man. He has no dignity. — Silvio Berlusconi

I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone. — Silvio Berlusconi

It was an honor and a thrill to have the chance to meet His Holiness, Pope Benedict, and then to have lunch with Prime Minister Berlusconi ... I think Italy and the U. S. have a very strong friendship and relationship, and I'm proud of that. — Laura Bush

The women of the Right are certainly the most beautiful the Left has no taste, not even when it comes to women. — Silvio Berlusconi