Our membership of the euro is a guarantee of monetary stability and creates the right conditions for sustainable growth. Our membership of the euro is the only choice.

Governments cannot assume or expect that the ECB will always facilitate their funding independently of the achievement of their fiscal and other policy objectives.

The participation of our country in the eurozone is a guarantee for the country's monetary stability. It is a driver of financial prosperity.

My job will not be easy but I am convinced the problems will be solved in a quicker and more efficient way if there is unity and consensus.

The ECB's interventions in sovereign bond markets should not be perceived or interpreted as a 'freebie' for governments. They are temporary.

Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.

More cuts were needed to avoid exiting the eurozone.

I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option.

So it won't be a surprise when the Greek default actually happens and we expect it one way or the other to be relatively soon.

Always distance yourself from gossip, because it is the worst form of self-disruption.

My mother had me sort the eyes

You have the ability to quickly change your patterns of thought, and eventually... your life experience.

As truly as God is our Father, so truly God is our Mother.

Paris may be expensive but I love it. It's the one place to spend money and enjoy.

My dream is to continue dancing forever. I would kill myself if I didn’t dance.

Satyagraha has been designed as an effective substitute for violence.

Human beings can't bear silence.It would mean that they would bear themselves.

The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world: two million people. The country with one-twentieth of the world's population has one-fourth of those in prison.

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children.