Helle Thorning-Schmidt Quotes

Of course we have to address the deficit if we win.

We have the opportunity to change Denmark – that opportunity must be seized.

Today there’s a change of guards in Denmark.

No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one.

So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.

We can say farewell to 10 years of bourgeois rule… now we have the opportunity to change Denmark.

I really appreciate the British part of my family.

When you mercilessly fire deadly bullets at innocent people taking part in a debate, when you attack the Jewish community, you attack our democracy, we will do everything possible to protect our Jewish community.

This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more.

I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.

We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.

I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to 10 years of (Liberal-Conservative) government which has ground to a halt, and get a new government and a new majority in Denmark.

For young girls, whom I meet a lot when I travel around the country, it will be a big thing. It will really show them that there’s no post in Denmark that a girl can’t aspire to.

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance

I’m taking care of the children, doing a bit of cooking and trying to do a bit of DIY around the house. But that’s not going too well.

People want to make sacrifices but they don’t want to be sacrificed.

Without growth we can’t pay down our debt, and without growth there’s no money for welfare.