Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Quotes
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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.
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Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.
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No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.
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I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve.
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The photo is the most important thing.
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Europe is and will be a Union of States.
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Less smoking and more reading.
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I don't think this debate is negative, it is enriching
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Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]
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The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.
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Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have.
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The main priority of the Socialist Party is education".
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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.
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...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.
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Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.
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The PP has spent 3 years thinking about the election (in 2008), but I think that one has to give them some advice: to prepare themselves to carry on thinking, but about the election in 2012.
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Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate
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You can be completely opposed to an ideological position, and I'm certainly not close to Aznar's ideas, however he was elected by the Spanish people and I demand that respect.
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The Spain of today looks at the Second Republic with great appreciation and above all with satisfaction and pride for what we have been able to do in this constitutional age.
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In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.
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You can't bomb a people just in case.
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It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.
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My commitment is my commitment.
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Gender equality is more successful than armed force.
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The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.
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Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.
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Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.
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There isn't any wall, however high, however wide or however big, whatever it is made from, that can bar you from achieving a better life. There isn't any wall or pit that is in front of you to stop you from achieving a future of wellbeing.
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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.
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Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.
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Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Born: August 4, 1960
- Occupation: Former Prime Minister of Spain
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