George Papandreou Quotes
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I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.
— George Papandreou
When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.
— George Papandreou
This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.
— George Papandreou
The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.
— George Papandreou
It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.
— George Papandreou
In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
— George Papandreou
I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.
— George Papandreou
If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.
— George Papandreou
This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.
— George Papandreou
We have a rise of extremism because we need to give a sense that we are targeting some of the deeper problems in Greece, the injustices.
— George Papandreou
Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
— George Papandreou
The more there is a European solution to a theoretical, but possible, problem in the markets, the less we will have to talk about an I.M.F. solution.
— George Papandreou
If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.
— George Papandreou
Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.
— George Papandreou
Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.
— George Papandreou
I have always said I will be in politics to serve as best as I can and it will take me wherever it will take me.
— George Papandreou
You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.
— George Papandreou
We had about 60 regions in Greece and now there are only 13. It'd be like cutting down 50 states to 13 and making it more efficient.
— George Papandreou
Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
— George Papandreou
We in Europe have great capacities.
— George Papandreou
We're very proud to be part of the eurozone. But this comes with obligations and it is crucial we show the world we can live up to those obligations.
— George Papandreou
The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.
— George Papandreou
I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.
— George Papandreou
Already people are saying we do need a change.
— George Papandreou
Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.
— George Papandreou
I never thought of politics as a profession.
— George Papandreou
We are on a difficult course, on a new Odyssey for Greece, but we know the road to Ithaca and have charted the waters.
— George Papandreou
Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.
— George Papandreou
I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
— George Papandreou
My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.
— George Papandreou
