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> [I very often compare relations between states to relations with people. Sometimes we are nicer to those we don't know well, who are not our friends, than we are to our friends, because with our friends we don't need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/i-very-often-compare-relations-between-states-to-relations-with/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

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## More by Jose Manuel Barroso

> [I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/i-believe-that-europe-without-britain-at-the-heart-will-be-less/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/decisions-taken-by-the-most-democratic-institutions-in-the-world-are/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/norway-or-switzerland-are-two-marvelous-countries-i-very-much-admire/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/we-need-open-competitive-market-economies-but-at-the-same-time-with/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [Usually I don't comment on comments of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/usually-i-don-t-comment-on-comments-of-others/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [In the age of globalisation, pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/in-the-age-of-globalisation-pooled-sovereignty-means-more-power-not/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [You see in times of crisis that extremist forces, populist forces, have a better ground to oversimplify things and to manipulate feelings. Feelings of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/you-see-in-times-of-crisis-that-extremist-forces-populist-forces-have/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right and it is a very serious matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/at-least-in-europe-we-consider-the-right-to-privacy-a-fundamental/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/internal-protectionism-in-europe-would-be-deadly-really-a-disaster/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/i-say-to-my-friends-don-t-just-listen-to-the-vuvuzelas-look-at-who/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/the-e-u-is-founded-on-the-treaties-which-apply-only-to-the-member/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/smart-sustainable-inclusive-growth-is-the-key-to-job-creation-and-the/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/the-new-narrative-for-europe-should-be-about-the-need-to-have-a/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/even-when-governments-take-the-right-steps-to-reform-these-can-be/)

[Jose Manuel Barroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-manuel-barroso/)

> [I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-manuel-barroso/i-have-full-confidence-in-the-imf-it-is-a-very-strong-international/)

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