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.

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?

If you expect the battle to be insurmountable, you've met the enemy.It's you.

The choice is yours: trust the government or trust Mother Nature.

For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have.

The prevailing view is that the easy way to stimulate economic growth is to have a low currency.

I love the mystery behind things.

Hope sings when all melodies are gone.

If the body is pampered, the mind is free to concentrate.

My work is like digging, it's archaeological research among the arid materials of our times. That's how I understand my first films, and that's what I'm still doing...

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager.

The defining factor [for success] is never resources; it’s resourcefulness.