Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

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.

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

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

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 ate mythology & dreamt'- Yusef Komunyakaa (Blackberries)

It is better to kill one hundred innocents than to let one guilty person go.

we shed the skins of who we used to be!

Do for yourself or do without.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

I'm just a dude and I feel like being completely isolated would be kind of a drag. I really do get a lot of energy from feedback from fans. People create music videos and artwork for my music.

Even in this day and age, if you're not married, there are people who are like, 'Don't worry, it'll happen for you someday.'

You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.

I'm very open, I love music and I love people so you need to know what's going on.

Great men honour intelligence, little men honour stupidity.