24 Quotes by Matthias Platzeck

We grew up under dictatorship, wanted democracy and were quickly given responsibility. That sharpens the view for risks, but also for chances.

We want negotiations on building a government to move ahead swiftly.

We want the negotiations on forming a new government to proceed quickly.

I discovered when things were changing that one must always remain open to taking risks and chances in society.

What we are undertaking here is no love affair, that is very clear.

It is not a love relationship, that is clear. But it is appropriate to the circumstances.

I will do everything to pay back this gigantic offering of confidence.

We're not going to have four years of election campaigning. On the contrary, we'll limit that to the last few months before the election in 2009.

We want to use these four years to make Germany stronger for the future.