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Goodnight, and good luck. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
We are lucky that a crisis of this magnitude only comes around once every 80 years. View quote
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It's likely that the worst of the economic crisis is behind us. View quote
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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. View quote
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I would like to admit the clear error I made in front of all Spanish citizens. View quote
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The earth belongs to nobody except the wind. View quote
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During the next legislature, we will aim for full employment in Spain. View quote
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Given that a few days ago we had a terrible accident, a tragic terrorist attack in Barajas, in Madrid, I would like to propose to you that we show our complete condemnation, our most intense revulsion, and that we show profound solidarity with the victims. View quote
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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. View quote
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Today things are better than a year ago. But within a year things will be even better. View quote
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If we live together, together we must decide. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
"We must have a distinct vision of what employment and unemployment are. A person who is training or educating themselves is working for their country. That is what we have discovered in this recession, that training, education and innovation are fundamental.", Oslo Forum, September 2010. View quote
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The photo is the most important thing. View quote
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In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people. View quote
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I don't want to be a great leader. I would rather be a good democrat. View quote
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The strength of a culture depends on its capacity to open itself up to other cultures, to integrate itself into them and to integrate them into it. It doesn't matter how many differences there may be, Habermas pointed out, everyone shares some principles. No culture tolerates the exploitation of human beings. No religion permits the murder of innocent people. No civilisation accepts violence or terror. View quote
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I think that it would do us good to have some tension [...]. From this weekend, I'm going to start to overdramatise things a little. View quote
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I'm not the right person to talk about this. It doesn't seem right to me (the price paid by Real Madrid for footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, but I understand the social significance of football. View quote
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The US doesn't understand South America." "The longer they put off admitting defeat and crticising themselves, the longer it will take for them to earn the confidence of their citizens." "If there is corruption, it's because the political parties are weak." View quote
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It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security. View quote
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No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)
The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence. View quote
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Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate. View quote
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The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights. View quote
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Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting. View quote
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