All George Papandreou Quotes
- 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… Change
- Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Agencies
- I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora. Diaspora
- I never thought of politics as a profession. Funny
- 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… Becoming
- I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together. Country
- An elected government making huge changes with the consent of its people, is being undermined by concentrated powers in unregulated markets-powers which go beyond those… Any
- There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is… Been
- Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical… Cannot Sell
- Greece has great strengths, but much of this potential has been wasted. That's because of a wider political system, but also because of a lack… Been
- I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy. Case
- My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web. Country
- 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… European
- 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… Cutting
- If we were going to default, we would have decided that many months ago. It would be wrong for the Greek economy, it would be… Ago
- We are on a difficult course, on a new Odyssey for Greece, but we know the road to Ithaca and have charted the waters. Charted
- Already people are saying we do need a change. Already People
- 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
- We are a country with great potential. We have the political will to make deep changes in a just and equitable way, to put our… Challenges
- Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly. Badly