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Top 20 Quotes & Sayings by Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Danish politician Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Last updated on November 25, 2024.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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.

Danish - Politician | Born: December 14, 1966

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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

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

I really appreciate the British part of my family.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Of course we have to address the deficit if we win.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

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

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

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

We can say farewell to 10 years of bourgeois rule... now we have the opportunity to change Denmark.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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

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

No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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