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47 quotes by Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel in the German Bundestag, 2014 Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl ] ( listen); née Kasner, born 17 July 1954) is a German politician and a former research scientist who has been the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000 and the Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She is the first woman and the first former citizen of the German Democratic Republic to hold either office. Having earned a...
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When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

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

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Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.

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

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The willingness to learn new skills is very high.

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

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It is nonsense to say that Germans are unable to change.

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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... →

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I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it... →

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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... →

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Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.

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

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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... →

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