Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Danish politician Helle Thorning-Schmidt.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish retired politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to have held each post. Following defeat in 2015, she announced that she would step down as both Danish Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader. Ending her political career in April 2016, she was the chief executive of the NGO Save the Children until June 2019.
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.
People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.
I really appreciate the British part of my family.
Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare.
Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.
We did it. Make no mistake: We have written history. Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.
Of course we have to address the deficit if we win.
This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more.
But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.
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.
We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.
We can say farewell to 10 years of bourgeois rule... now we have the opportunity to change Denmark.
I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.
So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.
We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.
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.
Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance
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.
No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one.