Helle Thorning-Schmidt famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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 which has ground to a halt, and get a new government and a new majority in Denmark.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Goodbye #Years #Government
So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Decision #Doe #Decision Making
People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Sacrifice #People #Want
I really appreciate the British part of my family.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Appreciate #My Family #British
I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Too Much #British #Comment
But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Opportunity #Europe #Social
We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Opportunity #Denmark
We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Jumping #Healthy #Important
Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Growth #Debt #Pay
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 going too well.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Children #House #Cooking
We can say farewell to 10 years of bourgeois rule... now we have the opportunity to change Denmark.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Farewell #Opportunity #Years
Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Moving #Needs #Denmark
No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one,
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Government #Chance #Referendums
Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Perseverance #Caring #Europe
Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.
-- Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#Today #Denmark

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