José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero quotes

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a Spanish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 2004 to 2011. His government introduced significant social reforms, including the legalization of same-sex marriage and advances in gender equality. He continues to be an influential figure in Spanish and international politics. Here are 53 of his quotes:

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. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
The main priority of the Socialist Party is education. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is not. It's the final option that will end up with upset, at a dead end, reflecting the last 4 years of the Ibarretxe Plan. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
With a Socialist government, there will not be a national surplus whilst there continues to be inequality. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Less smoking and more reading. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
In my opinion, patriotism is liberty. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Castilian Spanish speaking Spain is big, but is bigger in addition with Catalonian speaking Spain, Galician speaking Spain and Basque speaking Spain. Democratic Spain, Constitutional Spain, can not be separated from diversity and the respect to the citizenship. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Gender equality is more successful than armed force. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
My grandfather asked in his will that whenever it became possible, his name should be cleared so that he would no longer be denounced as a 'traitor to patriotism'. My grandfather has had a great effect on me during my life. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
There isn't any wall, however high, however wide or however big, whatever it is made from, that can bar you from achieving a better life. There isn't any wall or pit that is in front of you to stop you from achieving a future of wellbeing. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
I'm going to give you a peaceful Basque Country. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
As such, we have signed an agreement to stimulate, to favour, to fuck...to help this type of tourism. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
My commitment is my commitment. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Every time a teacher leaves her classroom in Paris to put up osters of Ségolène France is illuminated. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
To every insult we receive we will offer a proposal, to every defamatory remark, an idea, and to every exaggeration, a smile. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
The Spanish economy is not going to return to growth immediately. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
"Reachable goals are worth the struggle." (30th Nov., 2005) View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
I am highly at ease and calm because we have a fairly republican king. View quote
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero - Image
Photo: Monika Flueckiger, World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Spanish Politician
Born: August 4, 1960
Quotes count: 53
Wikipedia: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

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