"The best political leader in Europe and the world "
  --Silvio Berlusconi, on himself

"There is no-one on the world stage who can compete with me." 
  --Silvio Berlusconi, on himself

"I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim, I put up with
everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone."
  --Silvio Berlusconi, on himself

"Mussolini never killed anyone. Mussolini used to send people on vacation in
internal exile."
  --Silvio Berlusconi

"If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you
can't talk about a conflict of interest."
  --Silvio Berlusconi

"The founders of Rome were Romulus and Remulus ..."
  --Silvio Berlusconi

"Parma is synonymous with good cuisine. The Finns don't even know what
prosciutto is. I cannot accept this."
  --Silvio Berlusconi