George Papandreou Quotes

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

  George Papandreou

  Government, Agency, Corruption

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Taken, Opportunity, Europe

  "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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• 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.

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  Believe, Sacrifice, People

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

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

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  Needs, Revolution

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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.

  George Papandreou

  People, Support, Choices

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

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  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.

  George Papandreou

  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?

  George Papandreou

  Country, Hands, Support

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

  George Papandreou

  Commitment, Agree, Binding

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• We in Europe have great capacities.

  George Papandreou

  Europe, Capacity

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• Many people have been pontificating, and patronizing, and moralizing, and scapegoating, saying you Greeks, you are the problem. I would say we Greeks have a problem. We are not the problem.

  George Papandreou

  People, Greek, Problem

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• Very often, people will come out and say, 'Greeks aren't doing things, Greeks aren't making changes, there's no reform,' That is hogwash. We have made a huge effort. The Greek people have made a huge effort.

  George Papandreou

  People, Effort, Greek

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• There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.

  George Papandreou

  Choices Made, Moments, Certain

  "Papandreou unveils radical reforms to salvage Greece's public finances" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2009.

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• I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Father, Military

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• I never thought of politics as a profession.

  George Papandreou

  Profession

  "Greece prepares for departure of George Papandreou" by David Gow, www.theguardian.com. November 5, 2011.

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• I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.

  George Papandreou

  Greek, Diaspora, Proud

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• When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.

  George Papandreou

  Growing Up, Sweden, Becoming

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• Today I want to send a message of optismism to all Greeks. Our road, our path, will be more stabilised. Our country will be in a better situation. We will be stronger.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Greek, Stronger

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

  George Papandreou

  People, Decision, Greek

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