Göran Persson: Translation

Göran Persson is Swedish politician, Swedish Social Democratic Party, thirty-second Prime minister of Sweden. Explore interesting quotes on translation.
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“To me it is enormously striking what political stability means for economic development when you look at the Chinese example.”

Göran Persson

Said to reporters during a state visit to the People's Republic of China (November 4, 1996). http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/spelare/createRam.asp?namn=/p3/nyhetsverktyg/0328persson_kina_2003-03-31_140354.rm

“We want free movement of labour, but not social tourism. There, we must not be naive.”

Göran Persson

Said in an interview with Sveriges Radio - Ekot about the EU enlargement (November 11, 2003).

“I have after all studied on the chemico-technical programme in high school, so I understand what it's all about.”

Göran Persson

Said about nuclear power in an interview the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

“Right, I'm in a hurry. Öpp öpp! Stay away.”

Göran Persson

Source: Youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5zqsFJ0K2s

“Bush is underestimated in Europe and he is a skilled politician, even though we don't like his policies.”

Göran Persson

Said about U.S. President George W. Bush and quoted in the Swedish newspaper Expressen (November 2, 2004).

“I'm a feminist, but I don't want to push these issues so hard that I create hostilities in society.”

Göran Persson

Said to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet (January 24, 2002).

“I'm not leading the world's most brilliant cabinet. The ministers don't belong to the most outstanding intellectual elite and we're not particularly beautiful either.”

Göran Persson

Said in a speech to Komvux (adult secondary education) students in Norrköping in 2002, according to the Swedish news agency TT.

“Maybe I seem a little too clever sometimes… Maybe I'm too well prepared and I may sometimes be regarded as a little fault finding.”

Göran Persson

Answering a question about his weaknesses in the Swedish newspaper Expressen (August 30, 2000).