279 Quotes by Angela Merkel

At this time – we’re in a dramatic crisis – euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt.

An institution like Guantanamo in its present form cannot and must not exist in the long term. We must find different ways of dealing with prisoners. As far as I’m concerned there’s no question about that.

We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity – that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here.

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.

We believe in the rights of every individual to seek his fortune, in respect for others and in tolerance. Let us reply to the terrorists by resolutely living our values and by redoubling those values across all of Europe – now more than ever.

If I run a time-limited test program, I’ll never discover whether markets with additional employment truly exist. A solution in the low-wage sector cannot be a limited special program.

Don’t get bogged down by life and other people’s problems or hang ups.

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

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.