Helle Thorning-Schmidt Quotes
- I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to 10 years of (Liberal-Conservative) government…
- Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance
- No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one,
- Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.
- We can say farewell to 10 years of bourgeois rule... now we have the opportunity to change Denmark.
- I'm taking care of the children, doing a bit of cooking and trying to do a bit of DIY around the house. But that's not…
- Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare.
- We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.
- We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.
- But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.
- I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.
- I really appreciate the British part of my family.
- People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.
- So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.
- This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more.
- Of course we have to address the deficit if we win.