In every governmental speech I give before state parliament, I say: Bavaria will remain Bavaria.

Germany must remain Germany.

Angela Merkel and the CDU are not our political adversaries. The CDU and the CSU are sister parties.

The past cannot be allowed to repeat itself.

German history is full of serious mistakes pertaining to premature personnel decisions.

Even if we remain flexible, we need ground rules.

There are nice political formulations that can apply to everyone and to nobody. I wouldn't know how I could be more reserved in my formulations than I already am.

Every Saturday I read sentences in SPIEGEL that lack clarity.

Every married couple has disputes from time to time, and in every good marriage, an attempt is made to overcome the dispute.

Bavaria is a dynamic, cosmopolitan state. Those who don't adapt fall behind.

The expectation is that party leaders solve problems. That's why substantial differences must first be cleared up.

[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off.

I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.

What I do shows people what kind of person I am.

dogs and angels are not very far apart

Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable".

When you're trying to do character work that's different from what people expect from you, you're sort of in territory that is uncharted, and you don't know how it's playing all the time.

You've got to have gumption. You've got to be willing to stand up on the stage for no money for ten years.

Define yourself by what you love.

Long, long time ago, I declared that all my works are a form of a prayer/a wish.