279 Quotes by Angela Merkel

To grow up in the neighborhood of handicapped people was an important experience for me. I learned back then to treat them in a very normal way.

I am for registered civil partnerships.

We need a really credible perspective toward long-term de-carbonization.

The way I lived my life, I truly wasn't an active resistance fighter.

As a 7-year-old child, I saw the Wall being erected. No one - although it was a stark violation of international law - believed at the time that one ought to intervene militarily in order to protect citizens of the GDR and whole Eastern bloc, of the consequences of that - namely, to live in lack of freedom for many, many years.

We needed 40 years to overcome East Germany. Sometimes in history, one has to be prepared for the long haul and not ask after four months if it still makes sense to keep up our demands.

I have a relatively sunny spirit, and I always had the expectation that my path through life would be relatively sunny, no matter what happened. I have never allowed myself to be bitter.

Germany stands in the fight against terrorism at France's side, united with many, many others. I am convinced that, despite all the difficulties, we shall win this fight.

Whenever I was able to work with Hillary Clinton, it was a great pleasure.