Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Quotes

Spain, Politician
August 4, 1960

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Spanish: [xoseˈlwiz roˈðɾiɣeθ θapaˈteɾo]) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election and left office on 20 December 2011.

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Gender equality is more successful than armed force.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

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

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Smile
- Insult
- Remark
Less smoking and more reading.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Reading
- More
- Smoking
In my opinion, patriotism is liberty.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Reachable goals are worth the struggle.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Struggle
- Goals
- Reachable
The earth belongs to nobody except the wind.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Earth
- Wind
- Belong
In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Democracy
- Elected
- Apart

Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Time
- Peace
- Caution
I don't want to be a great leader. I would rather be a good democrat.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Want
- Leader
- Democrat
If we live together, together we must decide.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
- Live
- Together
- Decide