José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Quotes

In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.

Source: El Mundo: El Rey se enfrenta a gritos con Chávez en defensa de Aznar: ¿Por qué no te callas? (Spanish)

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.

Source: Zapatero: "El Gobierno ha situado a España en la Champions League de las economías del mundo" Cadena SER.

Drawing a comparison to football, it could be said that the Spanish economy has, during this legislature, into the Champions League of the world economy, however bad that may seem to some."

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.

Source: Transcripción oficial en la web de la Presidencia de México

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.

During the next legislature, we will aim for full employment in Spain.

Source: Nota de prensa Zapatero: "Responderemos a cada insulto con una propuesta, a cada descalificación con una idea" en la web oficial del PSOE, Ya: Zapatero al PSOE: "A cada insulto, una propuesta, a cada descalificación, una idea y a cada exageración una sonrisa"

To every insult we receive we will offer a proposal, to every defamatory remark, an idea, and to every exaggeration, a smile.

Every time a teacher leaves her classroom in Paris to put up osters of Ségolène France is illuminated.

The US doesn't understand South America."

Source: El País: Minuto a minuto del debate sobre política antiterrorista en el Congreso (Spanish).

"I would like to admit the clear error I made in front of all Spanish citizens".