Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Quotes

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.

Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

Europe is and will be a Union of States.

The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.

Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.

In my opinion, patriotism is liberty.

The Spain of today looks at the Second Republic with great appreciation and above all with satisfaction and pride for what we have been able to do in this constitutional age.

The PP has spent 3 years thinking about the election (in 2008), but I think that one has to give them some advice: to prepare themselves to carry on thinking, but about the election in 2012.

My commitment is my commitment.

The photo is the most important thing.

Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in the second quarter of 2009.

In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.

Less smoking and more reading.

You can be completely opposed to an ideological position, and I'm certainly not close to Aznar's ideas, however he was elected by the Spanish people and I demand that respect.

We are the envy of Europe and in a few years time we are going to be one of the top countries in the world.

Drawing a comparison to football, it could be said that the Spanish economy has, during this legislature, into the Champions League of the world economy, however bad that may seem to some.

Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have.

I don't think this debate is negative, it is enriching

...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.

You can't bomb a people just in case.

The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.

The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.

The main priority of the Socialist Party is education".

Gender equality is more successful than armed force.

No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.

With a Socialist government, there will not be a national surplus whilst there continues to be inequality.

Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.