Harri Holkeri Quotes

Finland, Politician
January 6, 1937 – August, 7, 2011.

Harri Hermanni Holkeri KBE (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑrːi ˈhermɑnːi ˈholkeri]) (6 January 1937 – 7 August 2011) was a Finnish statesman representing the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus / Samlingspartiet). He was the Prime Minister of Finland 1987–1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000–2001 and headed the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo from 2003- 2004 (leaving the position in the spring of the second year because of health issues).

Also known as Minister

I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems.

Harri Holkeri
You cannot make easy decisions unless you first commit yourself to hard solutions.

Harri Holkeri
- Yourself
- Easy
- Decisions

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.

Harri Holkeri
- Think
- Years
- Difference
In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.

Harri Holkeri
- People
- Change
- Confidence
What we can do as individuals may not be very much on the global scale, but we have to start the change by living as we are teaching.

Harri Holkeri
- May
- Change
- Start
Without rebuilding the confidence between parties, you will never succeed.

Harri Holkeri
- Never
- Confidence
- Succeed