I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe.

Governments cannot assume or expect that the ECB will always facilitate their funding independently of the achievement of their fiscal and other policy objectives.

The participation of our country in the eurozone is a guarantee for the country's monetary stability. It is a driver of financial prosperity.

My job will not be easy but I am convinced the problems will be solved in a quicker and more efficient way if there is unity and consensus.

The ECB's interventions in sovereign bond markets should not be perceived or interpreted as a 'freebie' for governments. They are temporary.

Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.

Our membership of the euro is a guarantee of monetary stability and creates the right conditions for sustainable growth. Our membership of the euro is the only choice.

More cuts were needed to avoid exiting the eurozone.

I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option.

You told me you would never leave me, but the only thing I feel is loneliness...

What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful.

Sometimes the early bird gets the worm, but sometimes the early bird gets frozen to death.

I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.

I am filled with hatred for money, for battleships, for industry, for factories, for the grind, grind, grind of the machine on all our creative instincts.

Women are necessarily capable of almost anything in their struggle for survival and can scarcely be convicted of such man-made crimes as “cruelty.

For me, nostalgia is an involuntary emotion. ... I think it's just a natural human response to loss.

No one has a closest friend in Hollywood.

I think everyone should do what they love because it will never feel like work that way.