Barbara Berlusconi

Barbara Berlusconi (born 30 July 1984) is an Italian business executive. She is advisor to the board of Fininvest and previously sat on the board of directors of A.C. Milan as vice-chairman and CEO.

Quotes

Quotes are arranged in chronological order

• I believe a society expresses a sense of common morality … Political representatives who are called to govern well, to make the community prosper, are also required to safeguard the values that it expresses, possibly elevate them. I do not therefore believe that a politician can afford to make a distinction between public life and private life.
  • Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi: "Per un politico il privato è pubblico", 4 August 2009.

• [...] Even though I have sometimes disagreed with Silvio Berlusconi's political views and actions, that doesn't make me a bad daughter, and it doesn't mean I love my father any less.

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• (About Matteo Renzi) He struck me as someone who really wants to make a difference. I would feel represented by him. I believe that what brings us closer together is not political ideas, but the fact is that we belong to the same generational culture.

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• (About Silvio Berlusconi) [...] He manages to get through to the gut and the heart of people who speak his language. He elicits emotion like a pop star and has an impressive level of spontaneity: he knows how to connect with others. And he's a charmer: even his critics end up a bit captivated by him. A woman can't help but be annoyed by the images around her, which highlight how the female role is constantly reduced to that of a pretty face. 

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• I love women who are deep, sincere and consistent. I admire strong, determined women, whether their name is Lady Gaga or Michelle Obama.

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• What is most serious is that Mara Carfagna has the nerve to complain. Sometimes, you need to have the decency to keep quiet. If she feels discriminated against, having gone from presenting Telegatti to becoming a minister, the situation takes on an even more grotesque dimension.

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• Seeing certain young ladies driving around in official cars is not good for the country’s image.

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• I just think that what my father publicly calls 'weaknesses' have affected not only his private life but also his political life. My regret sometimes grows stronger, because I don't believe that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi deserves to be treated in certain ways. He has done a lot of good for the country, he has worked with passion and pride, and he has achieved important goals.

• Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi, un'intervista che farà discutere, Vanity Fair, 21 December 2010.

• I lost ten years of my life.
  • Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi: "A Siena ho perso 10 anni di vita...", Sky Sport, 20 May 2013.

• My father has faced 86 unfair trials, totalling 3,672 hearings. I believe that is an absolute record, certainly in Italy and probably worldwide. It is a veritable persecution. The actions of certain judges have harmed not only my father, but also Italian citizens and voters across all political spectrums, because they have undermined democratic representation.

• Quoted in «Grillini e certi magistrati fanno il male dell'Italia», Libero, 7 March 2021.

• (About the Five Star Movement) I think the ideology behind the movement has failed: I'm referring to the so-called 'happy degrowth'. By their very nature, human beings strive for innovation and progress. In short: towards growth. Instead, the solutions proposed by the movement risk achieving the opposite: an unhappy degrowth that will only serve to demoralise and subjugate future generations.

• Quoted in «Grillini e certi magistrati fanno il male dell'Italia», Libero, 7 March 2021.

• True gender equality doesn't just mean meeting the quotas required by law; it also means ensuring a level playing field for men and women in terms of competition. To make this happen, women's quotas are an effective but temporary tool. I believe more in 'grey' quotas – that is, quotas based on intellect, merit and competence.

In my view, this is the only way to achieve true gender equality.

• Quoted in «Grillini e certi magistrati fanno il male dell'Italia», Libero, 7 March 2021.

• The proposal to renovate San Siro is 'another way of doing nothing'. The project seems generic and unlikely to me. From the in‑depth studies we had done, it costs less to build a new one.
  • Quoted in Sala a Barbara Berlusconi: "Ma su San Siro lei che ne sa?" La replica: "Me ne sono occupata per tre anni", gazzetta.it, 6 February 2024.

• I have no intention of going into politics – the rumors circulating, I stress, are totally unfounded.
  • Quoted in Barbara Berlusconi: 'Non ho intenzione di fare politica', ANSA.it, 11 February 2025.