I fortunately know very many people, and there are many, many more that I don't know and many politicians who stand up for the same values of democra….

Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are..

The times when we could fully count on others are over to a certain extent..

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 uni….

Particularly from a German perspective, from a European perspective, I can only say again, Russia is our neighbor..

History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their fears and o….

For 10 years, I have fought passionately for climate protection..

The full veil is not appropriate for Germans, and should be banned wherever legally possible..

I am always on duty, even when I am at party events or on vacation. I don't complain about it, on the contrary. Time management for candidates withou….

As a woman with strong opinions talking about technology and politics is not always welcome in Germany. Nope, it's more like having a great cheerlead….

We have [unfriendly policies] here in Europe, too. We have them here in Germany, too. And to take up where the president left off, digitization is in….

I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition..

Where there’s a will, there’s a way..

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution..

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,….

The fact that people have hijacked it is certainly not something that fills me with great joy. We have to find new ways of addressing people, new way….

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman..

We Europeans must really take our destiny into our own hands, of course in friendship with the United States, in friendship with Great Britain, with ….

The [Barack Obama] administration is sharing its knowledge, its expertise with the incoming administration. And this, to us, is a sign of encourageme….

From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues s….

We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside an independent Palestinian state. U….