Helle Thorning-Schmidt Quotations

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.