Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

We have made major reforms in Greece. When I took over after a landslide victory we had a mandate for change and I knew my major focus would be re-organizing the state.

Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.

I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.

The Greek people do not want to exit the euro, and I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have made major sacrifices to stay within the Eurozone.

Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.

This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.

There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.

Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.

How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same time say that Greeks are lazy?

I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.

I don't think you can read poetry while you're watching television very well.

Eating healthy and keeping hydrated does wonders; it centers my mood and helps me keep a sharp mind.

I know I'm not a selfish player. People around me know I'm not a selfish player. I do everything I can to make people around me understand I'm not a selfish player.

Butler could kill you a hundred different ways without use of his armoury. Though I'm sure one would be quite sufficient.

Guys like Bin Laden have been responsible for injuring and maiming and murdering more Muslims than any foreign imperial power has in the last hundred years.

Only the toad under the harrow knows where it pinches him.

Miss X has always been a ditherer -- she was a ten month baby and has not improved in any material way since then.

Find the pattern and anticipate them!

I think Shakespeare had a lot to contribute with his understanding of the human condition.