Karel De Gucht quotes

“The aim of the Constitutional treaty was to be more readable; the aim of this treaty is to be unreadable...The Constitution aimed to be clear, whereas this treaty had to be unclear. It is a success.”
-- Karel De Gucht

Source : "Dominc Lawson: Pessimism is Brown's enemy on Europe". www.independent.co.uk. October 16, 2007.

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“The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it. The picture was not made to conceal or destroy the apple, but to adorn and preserve it. The picture was made for the apple-not the apple for the picture.”

“Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice.”

“Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor”

Source : "A Reveiw of the Political Conflict in America" by Alexander Harris, (p. 430), 1876.

“To get the medium's magic to work for one's aims rather than against them is to attain literacy.”

“What will happen can't be stopped. Aim for Grace.”

Source : Ann Beattie (2011). “Burning House”, p.23, Vintage

“My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.”

“The maxims tell you to aim at perfection, which is well; but it's unattainable, all the same.”

“If one could only say just once: 'this is clear', all would be saved”

“It was clear from the beginning that I was going to be a musician.”

Source : "Andrew Gold, Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 59" by Paul Vitello, www.nytimes.com. June 7, 2011.

“When I'm working, I'm not so much disciplined as obsessive. I have this feeling that I need to clear everything away and get this down.”