“I wanted to completely honor The REV and pay tribute to him and carry on the legacy that he intended with this record.” Quote by Mike Portnoy
“One of my biggest concerns was how defensive the fans would be over The REV's drum throne. I'm grateful they have been welcoming.” Has BeensWould BeFansConcernGratefulWelcomeThrones Author:Mike Portnoy
“I am sure the euro will oblige us to introduce a new set of economic policy instruments. It is politically impossible to propose that now. But some day there will be a crisis and new instruments will be created.” ImpossibleEconomicPolicyCrisisInstrumentsIntroducingProposeEuroEconomic Policy Author:Romano Prodi
“There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.” TryingGovernmentPoliticalDemandBoringTelling The TruthJargonNon Political Author:Mario Monti
“If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration.” IfsGovernmentWould BeDecisionEuropeBoundsDeeperOutcomesBreakupIntegrationParliament Author:Mario Monti
“The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.” TwoGovernmentTaxesCorruptionPrioritiesEvasionTacklingTax Evasion Author:Mario Monti
“The Italian economy has been held back for decades.” Has BeensEconomyDecadesItalian Author:Mario Monti
“I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.” HelpingGovernmentItalianMentality Author:Mario Monti
“In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.” ThinkingPolicyAreasSpheresCentralizationMacroeconomics Author:Mario Monti
“I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.” PeopleIfsBelieveCultureI BelieveReform Author:Mario Monti