Angela Merkel Quotes (158 Quotes)

We are the strongest party and have the responsibility for forming the next government.

I want a success and if you want success you have to consider the sensitivities and the positions of every country. If you forget the interests of a country you won't get far,

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

I would like to give my country back what I myself have gained in terms of the opportunities from German reunification.

I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.

In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

I made it clear to him that I planned to adhere to the tradition where the German-French relationship was given a prominent position.

not in line with Germany's position as a major country in the world.

Our birth rate is now half that in 1965, ... When I am chancellor, family values will be enshrined in our taxation system.

the situation in which our country finds itself.

They can rest assured, ... that the government will do everything in its power to bring both the kidnapped to safety and to secure their lives.

Germany is in its worst crisis since the creation of the Federal Republic ... we have five million unemployed.

As for Schrder and Merkel, they did nothing publicly together Thursday during what was called a first round of exploratory talks for a grand coalition. ... differences of opinion between the two sides were clear.

The conservatives will occupy the chancellery. The conservatives and SPD will be represented equally in the Cabinet with ministers. That means it is not possible that the one outvotes the other.

We need more growth and innovative growth for more jobs.

We will shape it -- and I have told the Turkish foreign minister this -- in a way that is mutually beneficial to our countries and the European Union,

The SPD-Greens government lost and they're history,

Today's vote underlined that as the strongest bloc in parliament, it is up to us to build a government. We are faced with a challenge that is difficult, but solvable.

This is not about ritual, it about a deep conviction that a strong relationship between Germany and France is both necessary and beneficial to Europe,

I think we have to think step by step, and above all send a signal to Iran that shows the international community won't accept it if Iran doesn't respect the commitments that are expected of it and the promises it has made.

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

I am very determined to make a grand coalition possible,

This is the starting point for a journey together with a partner we have been locked in a deep struggle with for 40 years.

We have set our aim to create a coalition that stands for new policies, ... We want to work together for the people of this country.

I would want them to decide to have babies. But every woman has to make her own choices.

With few options but to start negotiations with Chancellor Gerhard Schrder's Social Democrats in order to form a grand coalition, ... to start coalition talks as soon as possible and to form a stable government.

We will take care of every single person in our society. That is our task,

Let's give everything we have so it works out on Sunday.

Christian Democrats held out hope for a Merkel-led alliance of the two main parties. I do not rule out anybody revising their position, ... we are not playing for time.

We made clear that given the election result the Christian Democratic alliance (CDUCSU) is responsible for setting up the government,

I reject the word 'trauma' in regards to this campaign.

We will fight with determination against this.

The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations.

When you vote, I ask you to do so responsibly and think about who will bring Germany forward.

I'm just as sure it'll be a sporting success. We were world champions in 1974, we were world champions again 16 years later in 1990, and now the World Cup is taking place in Germany in 2006, again 16 years later.

As economic policy advisor to a new German government and head of a council for growth and innovation, (von Pierer) will bring with him huge expertise and vast experience.

Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.

I am firmly convinced we must make changes with laws protecting against sacking in order to give people a chance to find work who would not otherwise be hired.

In Spain the planning process takes five or six years but in Germany 15 or 20 years, ... Planning laws must be streamlined.

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

For all those who are yelling - would you care to remember that 15 years ago this would never have been allowed.

We have to be clear that the other side is not leaving other doors open, does not have other options in their heads, and are not speculating about new elections,

We must learn the right lessons for the future, ... If we overstretch the union and do not reduce the excess of bureaucracy, it will be difficult for us to succeed.

We want to make more of Germany.

That was expressly confirmed by both sides today.

What is important now is to form a stable government for the people in Germany, and we ... quite clearly have the mandate to do that.

Without economic strength Europe will not be able to maintain its social model,

People in Germany are waiting for a solution. I believe the bargaining parties are by themselves capable of achieving that. The room for compromise hasn't been exhausted yet.

Expectations are very high among people in this country that problems get solved, policies made and decisions taken,

You have achieved a number of great results for which I congratulate you. You confirmed in an emphatic way that Germany remains one of the biggest winter sport nations.