Merkel Quotes

With Merkel in the chancellor's office, social progress and a sensible policy on climate change will be obstructed. - Reinhard Buetikofer

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

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

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises. - Angela Merkel

What's important is that my husband and I know it happened. - Angela Merkel

What Merkel is trying to do is to restore to some extent that balancing function within Europe and between Europe and the U.S.. - Katinka Barysch

What is most important is to create new jobs. - Angela Merkel

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. - Angela Merkel

We've had people from all parties here in the restaurant at one time or another. We wouldn't have anything against Angela Merkel eating here - we're apolitical. Apart from anything else, we can't afford to turn anyone away. - Deff Haupt

We're still not sure whether all this is a planned strategy of the SPD leadership or if they are taking it step by step. It put the CDU under initial pressure, but it somewhat backfired, as Merkel's position has received firm and repeated backing from her state prime ministers. - Gero Neugebauer