Angela Merkel Quotes

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

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

Look forward to the future and look forward to the unknown. Nothing stays the same and people change. One day that hurt and pain will be a distant memory.

Freedom does not mean being free of something, but to be free to do something.

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

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!

Ladies, it is not your education, status or personality that has brought you here but the elegance of God which was still and still working upon you.

I am not here for women only, but also for women.

Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.

Budget consolidation and economic growth are two sides of the same coin.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

The willingness to learn new skills is very high.

We will take care of every single person in our society. That is our task.

The problem is, of course, that these interest groups are all asking for changes, but their enthusiasm for change rapidly disappears when it affects the core of their own interests.

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

I still believe in the old fashioned ways of showing a woman Respect and Honor!!

We have freedom to demonstrate in Germany, but there is no place for incitement and insulting people who come to us from other countries.

Don't get bogged down by life and other people's problems or hang ups.

Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.

Neither the chains of dictatorship nor the fetters of oppression can keep down the forces of freedom for long.

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.

It's not five minutes to midnight. It's five minutes after midnight.

If you want to be constructive in politics, the less you look back, the better. If you do look back, then it can only be to learn for yourself through the events that have taken place.

This multicultural approach, saying that we simply live side by side and live happily with each other has failed. Utterly failed.

I have great respect for press freedoms. At the same time, however, a politician also has the freedom to decide whether he or she will accept an invitation to appear on a show or not.

I believe that we will move forward a little tomorrow but I have my doubts that we will achieve a result.

It seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I'm from the East. For me it isn't really important. I've only ever known myself as a woman.

Europe can only hold together and stand together, which is very important in times of migration challenges, terrorism challenges, if each country takes responsibility for itself.

The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fast enough.

The digital world creates situation where there are no secrets anymore.

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

Democracy must be our answer to terrorism

We need trust among allies and partners. Such trust now has to be built anew.

Thank[Barack Obama] for the reliable friendship and partnership you demonstrated in very difficult hours of our relationship.

I am courageous at the decisive moment. But I need a good deal of start-up time, and I try to take as much as possible into consideration beforehand.

And I think that a woman as chancellor can also serve as a good example,.

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

This (multicultural) approach has failed, utterly failed.

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.

No bank should be allowed to become so big that it can blackmail governments.

We must never forget our responsibilities as politicians to our country and its citizens. We must always remain humble before our people.

Spying among friends is never acceptable.

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

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 such as the health system while in opposition.

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.

I think that the EU with the Lisbon agenda has put the right emphasis on growth and employment.

There are a lot of areas where we cooperate, fight against ISIL, for example. Here, Germany was able to contribute to a certain extent in certain areas.

Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.

The land of unlimited opportunity was for me, for a long time, impossible to reach. The wall, barbed wire and the order to shoot at those who tried to leave limited my access to the free world.