Angela Merkel Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Budget consolidation and economic growth are two sides of the same coin.”
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“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.”
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“I will not let anyone tell me we must spend more money. This crisis did not come about because we issued too little money but because we created economic growth with too much money and it was not sustainable growth.”
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“The willingness to learn new skills is very high.”
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“When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.”
-- Angela MerkelSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“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.”
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“I am not here for women only, but also for women.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Neither the chains of dictatorship nor the fetters of oppression can keep down the forces of freedom for long.”
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“I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.”
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“Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what is also clear is that this freedom does not stand alone. It is freedom in responsibility and freedom to exercise responsibility.”
-- Angela MerkelSource : Rudolf Rocker (2004). “Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice”, p.18, AK Press
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“A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.”
-- Angela MerkelSource : Interview with Bertrand Benoit, Andrew Gowers, www.ft.com. July 20, 2005.
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“I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition.”
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“The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won't do. Politicians have to make sure that we're unassailable, that we can make policy for the people.”
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“The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations.”
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“If we remind ourselves of the fact that every fifth American today rightly points and perhaps also with a certain degree of pride to his German ancestry or her German ancestry, we can safely say that we, indeed, share common roots.”
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“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.”
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“I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“...climate change is accelerating. It threatens our well being, our security, and our economic development. It will lead to uncontrollable risks and dramatic damage if we do not take resolute countermeasures.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“To be serious, if we were only interested in earning big money then a politician would have to go and work in industry.”
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“On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.”
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“I still believe in the old fashioned ways of showing a woman Respect and Honor!!”
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“Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.”
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“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.”
-- Angela Merkel
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