Giorgio Napolitano Quotes

A permanent constitution must be the work of quiet, leisure, much inquiry, and great deliberation.

Nobody wants a stalemate in constitutional development.

Brexit has been a strain on all of us. In some ways it has paralysed us.

In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once.

Nothing is less suspenseful than a threat that threatens the maker of the threat at least as much as the subject of the threat. Congress hasn't learned this yet, but America has learned it over and over.

It is no secret to anyone that we are going to rule in the most delicate circumstances Spain has faced in 30 years.

There are amendments never offered, there are bills never heard, that are basically killed because of the process.

I don't know if anybody can second-guess what they will do on Capitol Hill.

We can't have the government of the United States shut down when a group doesn't like something. This is almost an act of insurrection.

I get nervous every time we start tinkering with the Constitution.

Constitutional reform is exasperatingly slow.

Have you Gentlemen had ever reflected on that awful period of time between the passing and final adoption of this constitution—what alarm might possibly take place in the public mind.

In the United States Senate we have to break the culture of procrastination.

The filibuster of federal district and circuit judges cannot stand. ... It's bad for the institution. It's wrong. It's not supportable under the Constitution. And if they insist on persisting with these filibusters, I'm perfectly prepared to blow the place up.

In this political climate, there is no possibility of passing anything comprehensive.

Every time there's an institutional issue like impeachment, there's concern from the outside about what will happen.

Hungary was the only Central European country that was not able to create a new constitution after the collapse of the communist regime.

India was going though a difficult time in 1997. We had revolving door governments.

Most people are fed up to the back teeth with the never-ending wrangle over Brexit. All they want is for a competent government to get on with it and deliver a great deal for everyone in the U.K.

There are lots of things one can criticise about the European parliament, but it does work pretty well in terms of the speed with which you can vote, the fact that there's room to sit, the fact that there are offices when you arrive.

I have said I will not work with the parliamentary party in Strasbourg again but of course I will continue to be a member of Ukip.

Waiting for the implosion [of the government of Romano Prodi] is risking to turn into Waiting for Godot.

In a body [like Congress] where there are more than one hundred talking lawyers, you can make no calculation upon the termination of any debate.

One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.

We must remember that in the House, Congressman [Carlos] Curbelo has a - the same law, and it has a lot of support in the House. It's possible that it will happen first in the House and then go to the Senate.