(During a visit at Mediaset) I am not here to pay tribute to Berlusconi, but to a company that is a national treasure. - Massimo D'Alema

(Referring to Gnutti, Colaninno, and the irresistible rise of the “capitani coraggiosi” (brave captains)) This is a group of well-known entrepreneurs and managers who built Infostrada and Omnitel. Perhaps they are biting off more than they can chew, but that remains to be seen. As things stand, allow me to applaud their courage. (February 19, 1999)

[...] naturalmente, non ha letto Mao Tse-tung. Il quale portava spesso l'esempio delle bacchette che i cinesi usano per mangiare: una si muove per prendere il cibo, ma l'altra resta ferma. Così in politica. La tattica, la propaganda, le iniziative possono cambiare: ma la strategia no, quella non può cambiare ogni settimana.

Scalfaro represented one of the most significant experiences of the generation that won democracy against fascism and rebuilt the country, making Italy a modern nation respected throughout the world [...]. I had the opportunity to work with him at various times during my political and institutional career. I remember him as an uncompromising defender of the role and prerogatives of Parliament, as an uncompromising defender of legality and of an ethical vision of political commitment. I remember him as Head of State, a scrupulous and authoritative interpreter of his role as guardian of the Constitution.