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.

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.

Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.

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.

Europe is and will be a Union of States.

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate

Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.

You can disagree with another person's opinions. You can disagree with their doctrines. You can't disagree with their experience.

Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.

Relax and renew your mind.

The land created me. I'm wild and lonesome. Even as I travel the cities, I'm more at home in the vacant lots.

Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing.

Peace is not something to say but something to do.

...perhaps charity is the kind of beauty that we comprehend the best because we miss it the most.

I think I'm an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don't believe that's unique to me or that's how I am able to do the things I do.

When you become a ghost feel free to haunt me.

A true sportsman is a hunter lost in the woods and out of ammo.