Goran Persson Quotes (30 Quotes)

We have gathered here today to express our solidarity, our sympathy with the victims and their families and show our support for the open society,

There must be a political solution in Chechnya ... We will go on expressing concern about the developments in Chechnya,

The European Union sticks to the Kyoto Protocol and (will) go for a ratification process.

The prospect of weapons of mass destruction being used again is terrifying. We cannot afford to let this happen. Our failure to address the threats from these weapons at this summit leaves us with a crucial task ahead,

We, the Heads of State and Government, owe this to coming generations. We cannot afford to fail. We need to find collective solution based on the rule of law. And for this, we need a stronger United Nations,

If we allow this to happen, millions of lives will be lost and we will pass on a more unfair and unsafe world to the next generations,

To convince the people in that situation to change your currency -- say farewell to your own currency and go for the project when you can see that you are performing better, we are performing better -- that's not easy.

You two are ultimately responsible for solving the conflict, but we ... are ready to support you to reach the necessary breakthrough.

It is necessary to try to find new facts shedding light on the fate of Wallenberg, ... The future research must assume that Raoul Wallenberg could have been alive after 1947.

We're not going to be able to promise those born in the 1940s any great tax cuts. That's the first difference this evening.

We must make working life more human.

It is clear today that more energetic and purposeful Swedish actions during the 1940s could have led to a more happy end for Raoul Wallenberg and his family

A human being is so irreplaceable. So valuable and so unique.

It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.

I am worried that we will lose too much momentum if we don't come to a decision about a final statement,

We need support, clearly this is primarily from the Left Party and the Green Party, who said so clearly in the election campaign where they stood,

One might say that after 33 years as head of state this should have been done before, but it should be painted when one is the middle of one's life, so here we are.

A workplace safety plan is naturally something that should be drawn up, that is completely clear, but I didn't have the expertise to foresee that this sort of thing had to be done.

give hope for a better future, but the political message from our debate is clear.

Her family has lost a mother and a wife. Social Democracy has lost one of its most gifted politicians. The government has lost a skilled politician and a good colleague. Sweden has lost its face towards the world,

Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe.

We stand for improved unemployment benefit, they stand for worse. So people can choose.

It was all burned out, with only a skeleton left, ... On the floor there were shoes and boots -- boots just like our own children have. It was only then that you could really understand what happened.

So far we have seen too little action to be sure about the character of the (negotiating) partner we have in North Korea,

Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.

Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.

Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone.

Instead, it shows the United Nations is a relevant and vibrant forum for debate over issues that concern us all today.

Humanity is not a church made of stone, in which vault after vault lies open.

We think that the Kyoto protocol is a necessary document, necessary process. I am convinced that we will agree to disagree about substance.