Donald Tusk quotes:

My family history, like that of many Polish, German and Jewish families from Central Europe in the 20th century, is complex.

For Poland, the United States is the most important ally.

The government has been repairing Poland's image and its relations with the European Union and the world.

I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research, logistics and the business related to the production of shale gas.

Over the years, the European Union and the United States have worked together to ensure peace and prosperity for our citizens and for people around the world.

I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.

My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis and by the Communists of being disloyal.

Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.

A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

I'm plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

Communism was something so hideous that you had to be an exceptional conformist or a fool not to see the evil around you.

Im plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

There is no Polish culture without Jewish culture.

My government is in no sense anti-Russian.

The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy and a belief in the market economy.

Today, it is more important than ever to strengthen transatlantic relations. Only by co-operating closely can the EU and the US continue to make a difference when dealing with unprecedented challenges such as Daesh, the threats to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, climate change and migration.

In Poland we still believe - and this certainly applies to my government - that greater competitiveness, and greater growth and savings are possible in an economy which is as sparely regulated as possible, where freedom, competition and private ownership are key values.

Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom.

I can confirm that Poland should become a eurozone country, and not just because of the treaties that have been signed, but because I consider it of strategic interest both for Poland and the E.U.

I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.

Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as 'liberal democracy,' 'free markets' and 'Europe' with suspicion.

We are giving the citizens of Poland a sense that a reasonable and predictable government is ruling here.

We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.

Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.

Quality of life is not only about what you find in the shops; it's about the landscape.

What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as liberal democracy, free markets and Europe with suspicion.