“I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history ton...” — Helle Thorning-Schmidt Quote

“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.”

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

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

“In 2005, we tried to sign Dean Ashton for Crystal Palace from Crewe - but my lamentable integrity led me to suggest to the chairman of two other bidding clubs that we should coordinate our bids.”

“Not a law firm in the entire city of New York bid for my employment as a lawyer when I earned my degree.”

“It's not, 'We have a city to bid, now let's go check in with the federal government'.”