I am an emotional person, and soccer is sheer emotion. For me, it is the best way to unwind.

My goal is not to eliminate jobs but to secure jobs by increasing production volume.

The government cannot become a bailout organization for companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

People act as though the hybrid could solve all of our problems - which is certainly not the case.

Politicians are fond of criticizing others.

The US will always be an enormous automobile market. You're lost without a car there.

The tough competition among German manufacturers makes us fundamentally strong.

Russia has the largest reserves of natural resources, including iron and natural gas. The market will develop in the long term, and the VW Group will benefit from it.

The hybrid engine costs a lot of money, and customers are hardly willing to spend so much more for a car.

There's just one rule, just one basic law that everyone lives under : take control or be controlled.

I have the worst memory ever so no matter who comes up to me - they're just, like, 'I can't believe you don't remember me!" I'm like, 'Oh Dad I'm sorry!

The confrontation between America and Europe reveals not so much a rapprochement as a distortion, an unbridgeable rift. There isn't just a gap between us, but a whole chasm of modernity.

If you set out to meditate, it will not be meditation. If you set out to be good, goodness will never flower.

I guess no matter how hard you try, you can't escape your past.

I'm a better mother if I'm also doing my work. Some women find a lot more satisfaction from doing the hardest job, which is being a mom. But I like my day job, so I juggle a lot.

You changed my life. You changed my ways. I don't even recognize myself these days. It must be a reflection of you, only you.

People love steak all over the United States.

They hate whom they fear.

My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.