Helle Thorning-Schmidt Quotes & Sayings

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

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

I really appreciate the British part of my family. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

For young girls, whom I meet a lot when I travel around the country, it will be a big thing. It will really show them that there's no post in Denmark that a girl can't aspire to. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

Of course we have to address the deficit if we win. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

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

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

When you mercilessly fire deadly bullets at innocent people taking part in a debate, when you attack the Jewish community, you attack our democracy, we will do everything possible to protect our Jewish community. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

We did it. Make no mistake: We have written history. Today there's a change of guards in Denmark. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership. — Helle Thorning-Schmidt