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Today is a new day for the land.
One cannot kick against geography!
We in Europe have great capacities.
Tomorrow a new era starts for Greece.
I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.
I never thought of politics as a profession.
There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
More cuts were needed to avoid exiting the eurozone.
Greece's position in Europe will not be put in doubt.
The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.
Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.
If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.
I am fully aware of the critical moments we face as a country.
I cannot allow a third party to decide on my country's future.
In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
Our first goal is to stop the recession and start with recovery.
We must all assume out responsibilities to take the country forward.
I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.
Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.
You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.
Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.
If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.
There is a mass of immigrants, a million of them without work. We will stop this invasion.
The Greek people today voted for Greece to remain on its European path and in the eurozone.
Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.
This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.
I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
Dealing with Greece's problems will be more difficult if Greece is not a member of the eurozone.
We believe that what they call "Grexit" [a Greek exit from the eurozone] is not an option for us.
The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.
Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.
When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.
Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.
There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.
We are a pivotal part of the European Union. Any destabilization of Greece would totally rock the boat.
This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.
Our eurozone partners have made it clear: The choice is between staying in or getting out of the eurozone.
I have always said I will be in politics to serve as best as I can and it will take me wherever it will take me.
I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option.
My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.
I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.
We are on a difficult course, on a new Odyssey for Greece, but we know the road to Ithaca and have charted the waters.
Other countries have access to the markets, whereas Greece does not. Therefore, we have to get liquidity through the ECB.
The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.
Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
I think the facts reveal that the European partners have taken extraordinary measures to help Greece address its problems.
Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.
So it won't be a surprise when the Greek default actually happens and we expect it one way or the other to be relatively soon.
We shed blood to take the word `Grexit' away from the mouth of foreigners, and Syriza is bringing this word back to their mouths.