Angela Merkel

Thank [Barack Obama] for the friendship you've always demonstrated.

— Angela Merkel

Democracy must be our answer to terrorism

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall,

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

There is anything but an assurance of success, I have to be very clear about that.

— Angela Merkel

Everyone wants a more simple tax system. But if this means that certain tax breaks have to be cut, people are no…

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

We can't constantly explain to our voters that taxpayers have to be on the hook for certain risks, rather than those who…

— Angela Merkel

It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high…

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

Don't get bitter and twisted and nasty by life. You may have been wronged or cheated on; two wrongs never make a…

— Angela Merkel

We all want to be honest and draw lessons from the past, the WHO is the only international organization that has universal…

— Angela Merkel

Look at the European Parliament. There are a lot of people who are looking for simplistic solutions, for - who are sort…

— Angela Merkel

If you want to be constructive in politics, the less you look back, the better. If you do look back, then it…

— Angela Merkel

I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of…

— Angela Merkel

At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a…

— Angela Merkel

At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our…

— Angela Merkel

Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't…

— Angela Merkel

Look at the history of the printing press, when this was invented what sort of consequences this had. Or industrialization, what sort…

— Angela Merkel

The campaign in the media takes place in many different formats, such as in citizens forums or town - hall shows. And…

— Angela Merkel

Belong purportedly to certain groups say, "We are the people and not the others." That is something that we cannot allow to…

— Angela Merkel

I would like to see Russia develop as democratically as possible. But when we judge Russia we must also consider where the…

— Angela Merkel

If a market exists for low-paid work, then we should think about how we can make this type of work more attractive…

— Angela Merkel

This conclusion of trade agreements that go beyond the scope of mere tariff agreements, customs agreements, are most important and I'm very…

— Angela Merkel

As the head of the government, it is my responsibility to make the overriding political goals and relationships more clear. Part of…

— Angela Merkel

I'm very pleased this military engagement together with a political road map that we developed, we were able to continue. We want…

— Angela Merkel

It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds.

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact.

— Angela Merkel

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

— Angela Merkel

The euro is our common fate, and Europe is our common future.

— Angela Merkel