88 Quotes by George Papandreou

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 in the euro zone.

I never thought of politics as a profession.

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.

Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.

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

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 responsibilities.

Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.

Markets themselves are looking for stability, and I think we have underestimated the capacity of Europe... to actually create a more stable framework for the whole issue of debt management, bonds, and so on.