Words matter. These are the best Angela Merkel Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
There is no doubt the NATO-Russia Act should remain valid.
Especially in a very secular world, we should always stress what is common in the Christian religion.
The euro is our common fate, and Europe is our common future.
India needs jobs, Germany needs people, and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries.
Ukraine must be permitted to bring their own relief supplies safely to areas in the east of the country that are controlled by the separatists.
Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry – especially the medium sized businesses – and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness.
There are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over: for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination.
I always used the free room that the G.D.R. allowed me… There was no shadow over my childhood.
There are 1600 German companies active in India, and some of them are more than 100 years old. Our companies value India as a location for manufacturing and as a market.
The G7 – and earlier, the G8 – were a group of countries that shared the same values with regard to freedom and democracy, and through the annexation of Crimea, Russia made it clear at a certain point that these values of keeping the peace, integrity of the borders of a country were not being respected.
If we look at where relations between the Soviet Union and Germany were in 1945 and where we stand now, then we have achieved so much.
This multicultural approach, saying that we simply live side by side and live happily with each other has failed. Utterly failed.
We have a duty as the state to protect our economy… We are for the protection of intellectual property.
Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today.
The willingness to learn new skills is very high.
The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fast enough.
It’s my damn duty and obligation to do everything possible for Europe to find a united path.
Multiculturalism leads to parallel societies and therefore remains a ‘life lie.’
The West was a wonderful world to me. I decided then that if this is the way they did things, then I wanted to be part of it.
When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.
Climate change knows no borders. It will not stop before the Pacific islands and the whole of the international community here has to shoulder a responsibility to bring about a sustainable development.
I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems.
During the course of 1989, more and more East Germans lost their fears of the state’s repression and chicanery and went out on the streets. There was no turning back then. It is thanks to their courage the Wall was opened.
The majority of decisions in Europe are done by unanimity. That’s why it is important to be to have good relations with all parts.
Greece wishes to be part of the eurozone, but it must, of course, go through with the necessary reforms to make this happen.
You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input.
In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.
Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.
Germany’s strength lies largely in the fact that the Federal Republic is a center of industry and that it’s an export nation.
We abide by our responsibility as Germany for the Shoah.
We will have to accept a certain degree of legal immigration; that’s globalisation… In the era of the smartphone, we cannot shut ourselves away… people know full well how we live in Europe.
Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are.
In many regions, war and terror prevail. States disintegrate. For many years, we have read about this. We have heard about it. We have seen it on TV. But we had not yet sufficiently understood that what happens in Aleppo and Mosul can affect Essen or Stuttgart. We have to face that now.
IT companies in Bangalore are a reliable engine of development for India.
At German unification, we were lucky to get so much help from West Germany. Now, we have the good fortune of being able to help each other in Europe.
Very early, it became clear to me that East Germany could not function.
For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.
Germany has become a country that many people abroad associate with hope.
Today’s Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then.
I’m someone who is very supportive of us eliminating all discrimination.
I can say that we are very clear in our mind about the responsibility of the national soldiers for the break with civilisation that was the Shoah. We are firmly convinced that this is something that will have to be handed over to generations to come… so we don’t see any reason to change our view of history.
At the beginning of the 60’s our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We kidded ourselves a while, we said: ‘They won’t stay, sometime they will be gone.’ But this isn’t reality.
I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to do with markets regaining confidence in Europe and that have a lot to do with reducing debt.
It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment.
If you wish to have free access to the single market, then you have to accept the fundamental rights as well as obligation that come from it.
Controversial disputes are a part of democratic culture.
Spying among friends is never acceptable.
Russia has nothing: no successful politics or economy.
The goal of our actions is and will remain a sovereign and territorially intact Ukraine that can decide its own future.
Whenever you have political conflict, such as the one that we have now between Russia and Ukraine, but also in many other conflicts around the world, it has always proved to be right to try again and again to solve such a conflict.
Let us answer the terrorists by living our values with courage.
I don’t carry any early childhood trauma around with me, if that’s what you’re hinting at. The story of the bicycles – and there were three of them which were stolen from me – I’ve dealt with it well.
Hatred, racism, and extremism have no place in this country.
I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to do with markets regaining confidence in Europe and that have a lot to do with reducing debt.
If you wish to have free access to the single market, then you have to accept the fundamental rights as well as obligation that come from it.
We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity – that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here.
That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.
Ukraine must be permitted to bring their own relief supplies safely to areas in the east of the country that are controlled by the separatists.
Climate change knows no borders. It will not stop before the Pacific islands and the whole of the international community here has to shoulder a responsibility to bring about a sustainable development.
I am for registered civil partnerships.
Having led many negotiations with countries outside the E.U. in the past, we would never enter the same compromises and reach the same good outcomes with states that don’t shoulder the responsibilities and costs of the common market.
That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.
For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.
The way I lived my life, I truly wasn’t an active resistance fighter.
The way I lived my life, I truly wasn’t an active resistance fighter.
The only thing the East German system taught us was that we should never do it that way again.
This multicultural approach, saying that we simply live side by side and live happily with each other has failed. Utterly failed.
In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn’t the top priority.
I think it has been a tremendous feat on the part of East Germans since 1990 to adapt to everything changing.
We needed 40 years to overcome East Germany. Sometimes in history, one has to be prepared for the long haul and not ask after four months if it still makes sense to keep up our demands.
It is always the case that when something emerges – which, of course, from the perspective of the former West Germany looks very different – then people say, ‘She hasn’t told us this yet’ and ‘She hasn’t told us that yet.’ I don’t know – maybe there are other things I didn’t talk about because no one ever asked me.
In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.
Germany wants peaceful coexistence of Muslims and members of other religions.
I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We’ve always said German unity, European unity and integration, that’s two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness.
So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the United States. This has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness.
Germany wants peaceful coexistence of Muslims and members of other religions.
We believe that from both a German and a Polish perspective, it is desirable for Great Britain to remain in the European Union.
It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds.
I am for our not having any discrimination in tax legislation.
We are a country based on democracy, tolerance, and openness to the world.
Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.
We’ve stated very clearly that no negotiating chapters between the European Union and Turkey will be concluded before the Ankara Protocol is complied with: that’s to say before Turkey grants all E.U. member states, including Cyprus, access to its ports.
India needs jobs, Germany needs people, and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries.
More reforms will give more impetus to German industries to invest in India. German companies want to be treated on par with Indian companies, and creation of an equitable market is crucial for investments.
For me, personally, marriage is a man and a woman living together.
For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.
Industrialised countries must take the responsibility of helping poorer countries in the climate change action plan.
We’ve always had this experience that things take long, but I’m 100% convinced that our principles will in the end prevail. No one knew how the Cold War would end at the time, but it did end. This is within our living experience… I’m surprised at how fainthearted we sometimes are and how quickly we lose courage.
Sometimes I can’t stop myself from buying things just because I see them – even when I don’t really need them.
Former president Wulff said Islam belongs to Germany. That is true. I also hold this opinion.
Let us answer the terrorists by living our values with courage.
I’ve learned that even the word ‘jubilee’ used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions.
At this time – we’re in a dramatic crisis – euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt.
The West was a wonderful world to me. I decided then that if this is the way they did things, then I wanted to be part of it.
It is always the case that when something emerges – which, of course, from the perspective of the former West Germany looks very different – then people say, ‘She hasn’t told us this yet’ and ‘She hasn’t told us that yet.’ I don’t know – maybe there are other things I didn’t talk about because no one ever asked me.
I come from a country in which I experienced economic collapse.
The G7 – and earlier, the G8 – were a group of countries that shared the same values with regard to freedom and democracy, and through the annexation of Crimea, Russia made it clear at a certain point that these values of keeping the peace, integrity of the borders of a country were not being respected.
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn’t the top priority.
We’ve always had this experience that things take long, but I’m 100% convinced that our principles will in the end prevail. No one knew how the Cold War would end at the time, but it did end. This is within our living experience… I’m surprised at how fainthearted we sometimes are and how quickly we lose courage.
Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don’t get them by collectivizing debts.
Especially in a very secular world, we should always stress what is common in the Christian religion.
For me, personally, marriage is a man and a woman living together.
Germany has become a country that many people abroad associate with hope.
The only thing the East German system taught us was that we should never do it that way again.
We are a country based on democracy, tolerance, and openness to the world.
Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry – especially the medium sized businesses – and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness.
We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.
Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.
It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay – by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes.
I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it just happened. It was bad luck. In that situation, you need to be very strong psychologically to carry on.
I am for registered civil partnerships.
We have to ensure politically that what’s doable can indeed by translated into law, but what’s not doable mustn’t become European law. Otherwise, the auto industry will work somewhere with higher carbon emissions – and we can’t want that.
For somebody who comes from Europe, I can only say if we give up this principle of territorial integrity of countries, then we will not be able to maintain the peaceful order of Europe that we’ve been able to achieve.
We have shared responsibility for global climate; we have to reduce climate change below 2 degrees Celsius.
I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education.
I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.
Whenever I was able to work with Hillary Clinton, it was a great pleasure.
Free access to the single market will be granted to a country which accepts the four fundamental freedoms of movement of people, goods, services, and capital.
Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.
Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.
For those who share my view that the Jews as a people have a right to self-determination, Zionism as a national movement of the Jewish people is the embodiment of this very right, which its opponents want to deny.
