George Papandreou Quotes

• Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Government, Agency, Corruption

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• If we were the problem, it would be very convenient, kick Greece out, everything's fine. But what happened to Spain? What about Portugal? What about Italy? What about the whole of the Eurozone? We need more cooperation and less simplification and prejudice about what has to happen.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Spain, Prejudice, Would Be

  "CNN's Amanpour" with Christiane Amanpour, www.cnn.com. May 30, 2012.

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• The Greek people do not want to exit the euro, and I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have made major sacrifices to stay within the Eurozone.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Believe, Sacrifice, People

  "CNN's Amanpour" with Christiane Amanpour, www.cnn.com. May 30, 2012.

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• Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a fiscal union. Now steps have been taken to begin that process. And there is more solidarity from nation to nation, and that is a good thing. That has been Greece's gift to Europe.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Tomado, Oportunidad, Europa

  "My Interview With Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou... From the Top of the Acropolis". Interview with Steven Hill, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 8, 2011.

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• I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Country, People, Greek

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• This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Successful, Ideas, Guy

  "Greece gets first bailout cash" by Graeme Wearden, Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2010.

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• Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Needs, Revolution

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• There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Dirty, Naughty, Games

  "George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker" by Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 12, 2010.

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• First of all, Greece won't go down. We're talking about a country that is capable of making change. Europe will not allow the destabilization of the 27-country euro zone. But if there were no action, then markets would start becoming jittery about other countries - and not only Spain and Portugal, but other countries in the European Union.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Country, Talking, Europe

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• Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Mean, People, Greek

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• Markets are saying pretty much what I'm saying too: that Greece is doing what it can, but that Greece is not going to be able to carry the weight of all of Europe and the other problems that Europe has.

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  Europe, Weight, Able

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• The Marshall Plan was after destruction, and the U.S. came to our help and obviously this was very, very important for the future of Europe. I think now we have all the capabilities of doing it on our own and, in a sense, we have to.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Thinking, Europe, Important

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• How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same time say that Greeks are lazy?

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Country, Hands, Support

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• This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Commitment, Agree, Binding

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• You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Realidad

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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• Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this will deeply affect jobs in the U.S.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Strong, Jobs, Europe

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• I can officially state that my government and myself believe that all over Europe we need to open a debate on the 'drug question' in order to create more coherent and human policies with better perspectives. . . . The policy of criminalizing consumers has failed, creating many problems to our society.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Believe, Government, Order

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• It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.

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  People, Decision, Greek

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• I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government.

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  Europe, Government, President

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• If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.

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  País, Lucha, Política

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• I think there is a heritage which I’m proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Country, Father, Fighting

  "Q&A with George Papandreou". Interview with Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 12, 2010.

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• I would say we are a friend in need and I am sure that the Greek people would very much welcome the choice of the British people to come and enjoy Greece, first of all, but also that would be a sign of support.

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  People, Support, Choices

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• People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Strong, Order, Ties

  "'Go ahead George, change it all': George Papandreou interviewed". openDemocracy Interview, www.opendemocracy.net. October 5, 2009.

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• But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.

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  Country, Thinking, Unique

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• At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.

  Yorgos Papandreu

  Madre, Padre, Gente

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