Productivity growth is the only possible way to achieve prosperity.

If we do not resolve the euro crisis, we will all pay the price. And if we do resolve it, we will all benefit, particularly German taxpayers and savers.

Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. And believe me, it will be enough.

There is no better protection against the euro crisis than successful structural reforms in southern Europe.

Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area - and our independence.

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.

In Latin you say: "Repetita iuvant - to repeat is beneficial". The fewer changes made in a country, the more often I repeat my messages. And it works.

Interest rates do not have to be identical across the whole euro area, but it is unacceptable if major differences arise from broken capital markets or concern about a euro area break-up.

Oh God your love is so overwhelming!

Hope is expectant longing.

You are the trembling of time, that passesbetween vertical light and darkened sky,

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.

Listen to your broccoli and it will tell you how to eat it.

Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.

Unfortunately, what is happening now in our central regions is evidence of this global climate change, because we have never in our history faced such weather conditions.

If I wasn’t winning you wouldn’t care

Negativity is basically laziness.