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• Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

  George Papandreou

  Greek, Reform, Records

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• 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

  Problem, Solutions, Theoretical

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• Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this will deeply affect jobs in the U.S.

  George Papandreou

  Strong, Jobs, Europe

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• We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our country well. Now that hasn't been done over the last decades. And that is, of course, what we are paying for.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Greek, Needs

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• I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.

  George Papandreou

  Opportunity, Europe, Fiscal Policy

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• My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.

  George Papandreou

  Country, World, Turns

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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• People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders.

  George Papandreou

  Strong, Order, Ties

  "'Go ahead George, change it all': George Papandreou interviewed". openDemocracy Interview, www.opendemocracy.net. October 5, 2009.

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• When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.

  George Papandreou

  Growing Up, Sweden, Becoming

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

  George Papandreou

  People, Decision, Greek

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• Today I want to send a message of optismism to all Greeks. Our road, our path, will be more stabilised. Our country will be in a better situation. We will be stronger.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Greek, Stronger

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• 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 wrong for the European economy, it would make things worse in the end. That's why we're taking the pain and making these structural reforms, and we're on target.

  George Papandreou

  Pain, Greek, Reform

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• 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 of an institutional framework.

  George Papandreou

  Political, Framework, Greece

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• I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.

  George Papandreou

  Greek, Diaspora, Proud

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• 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.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Commitment, Responsibility

  "Why We Must Unite Against The Unprincipled Speculators". www.businessinsider.com. March 8, 2010.

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• 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 my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.

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  Country, Father, Military

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• 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

  Cutting, States, Regions

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• There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.

  George Papandreou

  Choices Made, Moments, Certain

  "Papandreou unveils radical reforms to salvage Greece's public finances" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2009.

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• I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Responsibility, People

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• Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.

  George Papandreou

  Roller Coaster, Coasters, Up And Down

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• 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

  Said, Take Me, I Can

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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• If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.

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  Country, Together, World

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• The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.

  George Papandreou

  Real, Cutting, Tax Evasion

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• The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.

  George Papandreou

  Europe, Stronger, Needs

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• We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Responsibility, Justice

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• As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Thinking, Long

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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