Gabriel Batistuta Quotes

The United States, of course, is determined to diversify Europe to such an extent that it becomes a meaningless entity.

I'm a patriot, but I'm also a European. I think the two go together.

Why is Mexican nationalism a good thing, but putting American interests first needs defending?

The European Union is robbing us of our national identities, our nation states.

But the European Union does not have a concept of national identity. It was set up to abolish that idea, not to abolish German national identity because that was trying to save itself.

Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.

Being part of the E.U. in Poland means that for the first time in a millennium, nobody disputes Poland's borders, and it brought a level of freedom that Poland has never known before.

Me myself, I'm not a big fan of the idea of countries.

I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real.

I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.

Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.

Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship.

There is no such thing as National character or National Sentiment. The Inhabitants are from all quarters of the globe; and as various in their opinions, projects and schemes, as their manners and habits are from their early education.

We are not now a country of Africa but a country of Europe.

There is less and less of France abroad, and more that is foreign in France.

We used to have a view that to really be a good Australian, to love Australia, you almost had to cut your links with the country of origin. But I don’t think that was right and it never was right.

Do not let anyone get away with the argument that tearing our country out of one of the most successful partnerships in our history is somehow a great act of patriotism. It is not.

I love Europe, but I don't want America to become like Europe.

I am, 'Guardian' readers keep telling me, a xenophobe. Never mind that I speak French and Spanish, that I love Europe, that I've lived a high proportion of my life abroad. The fact that I oppose the political amalgamation of the European Union's states is ipso facto proof that I dislike foreigners.

I am confident my Hindutva face will be an asset when dealing with foreign affairs with other nations.

Britain is less European-minded than Greece.

Among immigrants today, it is increasingly fashionable to reject American exceptionalism in favor of multiculturalism. To pretend that this isn't happening isn't optimism; it's sheer fantasy.

Israel is too attached to America, too influenced by America. It should be connected to Europe. America is based on mythology - the free man, the individual, the open frontier. Europe is more conscious of history. Take Britain and Shakespeare. You shape your identity through history.

Brexit has really broken a taboo. The Brits have shown us that you can leave the European Union, and you can come out better.

If someone thinks the course of Italian politics will become anti-European, against an open society, against trade, or populist, as they say today, the facts will prove them wrong.