14+ Yanis Varoufakis Quotes On War, Education And Religion

Yanis Varoufakis is the current Finance Minister of Greece. He is a professor of economics and a former member of the Hellenic Parliament. He was appointed to the position in January 2015 and is a major proponent of Greece's anti-austerity movement. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Yanis Varoufakis on war, education, religion.

Anyone who toys with the idea of cutting off bits of the eurozone hoping the rest will survive is playing with fire. — Yanis Varoufakis

Had history been democratic in its ways, there would have been no farming and no indsturial revolution. Both leaps into the future were occasioned by unbearably painful crises that made most people wish they could recoil into the past. — Yanis Varoufakis

Fences and borders are a sign of weakness. — Yanis Varoufakis

I don't believe a Brexit will hurt the City of London as one of the largest financial centers in the world. — Yanis Varoufakis

The economic crisis has weakened the EU for years. — Yanis Varoufakis

I'm the finance minister of a bankrupt country! — Yanis Varoufakis

We will compromise and compromise and compromise but we will never be compromised. — Yanis Varoufakis

Germany is Europe's heart. But bitterness is widespread. Currently the Germans hate the Greeks and the Greeks hate the Germans. The demonization of the country has to stop if we want a strong Europe. So I am setting a positive example. — Yanis Varoufakis

The many refugees are not a Greek or German problem. They are a European problem. We should therefore develop a common strategy. That's why I am launching a cross-border movement for more democracy. — Yanis Varoufakis

Every sensible banker understands that Greece should not have received any more money: a bankrupt state that can never be expected to repay loans is not a good debtor. — Yanis Varoufakis

Regular crises perpetuate the past by reinvigorating cycles which started long ago. In contrast, (capital-C) Crises are the past's death knell. They function like laboratories in which the future is incubated. They have given us agriculture and the industrial revolution, technology and the labour contract, killer germs and antibiotics. Once they strike, the past ceases to be a reliable predictor of the future and a brave new world is born. — Yanis Varoufakis

If the British think they can simply detach from the continent and sail towards the USA or China, then they are mistaken. — Yanis Varoufakis

European Union partners never said European Union partners're going to renege on any promises, European Union partners said that European Union partners promises concern a four-year parliamentary term, european Union partners will be spaced out in an optimal way, in a way that is in tune with our bargaining stance in Europe and also with the fiscal position of the Greek state. — Yanis Varoufakis

Nothing is more boring than talking to people who share my opinion anyway. — Yanis Varoufakis

Life Lessons by Yanis Varoufakis

1. Yanis Varoufakis's work as the Greek Finance Minister demonstrates the importance of standing up for what you believe in, even when faced with powerful opposition.
2. He also showed the importance of being willing to compromise and negotiate in order to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome.
3. Finally, his work highlighted the need to be creative and think outside the box when faced with difficult economic challenges.