“Freedom does not mean being free of something, but to be free to do something.” – Angela Merkel
46 Angela Merkel Quotes
- “The willingness to learn new skills is very high.”
2. “A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.”
3. “Every person who comes is a human being and has the right to be treated as such.”
4. “Yes, now little girls in Germany know they can become a hairdresser, or chancellor. Let’s see.”
5. “Freedom does not mean being free of something, but to be free to do something.”
6. “Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are.”
7. “Remember that openness always involves risks.”
8. “Budget consolidation and economic growth are two sides of the same coin.”
9. “I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it’s in my nature as a strong woman.”
10. “You could certainly say that I’ve never underestimated myself, there’s nothing wrong with being ambitious.”
11. “We are responsible for each other. I am trying to convince doubters. There is still work to do.”
12. “Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn’t the top priority.”
Angela Merkel Quotes on Freedom and Values
13. “Remember that openness always involves risks.”
14. “Am I doing something because it is right, or simply because it’s possible?
15. “There is anything but an assurance of success, I have to be very clear about that.”
16. “I come from a country in which I experienced economic collapse.”
17. “We will be very persistent when it comes to enforcing freedom, justice, and self-determination on the European continent.”
18. “I want our strong German economy to be able to cope with the merger of the real economy and the digital economy, otherwise we will lose out to the competition.”
19. “I believe that we do not share as many values with Russia yet as we do with the United States. On the other hand, we have a strong interest in Russia developing in a reasonable direction.”
20. “I chose to pursue a career in physics because there the truth isn’t so easily bent.”
21. “Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are.”
22. “It’s much, much better to talk to one another than about one another.”
23. “For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.”
Inspirational Angela Merkel Quotes
24. “In terms of substance and organisation, we are very well prepared.”
25. “We have stood up for our values; of freedom of the press, of freedom of democracy, freedom of religion and freedom of expression.”
26. “I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition.”
27. “We expect the people who come to us to stick to our laws.”
28. “Nothing can be taken for granted. Everything is possible.”
29. “We had done too little in the past, that is why we took in refugees – because it was the right thing to do.”
30. “Germany wants peaceful coexistence of Muslims and members of other religions.”
31. “The West was a wonderful world to me. I decided then that if this is the way they did things, then I wanted to be part of it.”
32. “The goal of our actions is and will remain a sovereign and territorially intact Ukraine that can decide its own future.”
Angela Merkel Quotes on Politics
33. “For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.”
34. “It’s my damn duty and obligation to do everything possible for Europe to find a united path.”
35. “I’m someone who is very supportive of us eliminating all discrimination.”
36. “Of course, I will then say that I believe that climate change is absolutely caused by people. We want to see how the positions develop.”
37. “The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fast enough.”
38. “If Europe today accounts for just over 7 per cent of the world’s population, produces around 25 per cent of global GDP and has to finance 50 per cent of global social spending, then it’s obvious that it will have to work very hard to maintain its prosperity and way of life.”
39. “Surprise yourself with what is possible.”
40. “Maybe I’ve just become more hardened. The exposure to so many extreme situations tends to harden a person. You have to develop survival strategies.”
47. “Sometimes I can’t stop myself from buying things just because I see them – even when I don’t really need them.””
42. “This year has started with a bang that shook us to the core. This terrible attack against Jewish citizens, journalists and police forces in Paris shows us all that we are facing challenges that don’t stop at the borders of Europe.”
43. “Climate change knows no borders. It will not stop before the Pacific islands and the whole of the international community here has to shoulder a responsibility to bring about a sustainable development.”
44. “We are a country based on democracy, tolerance, and openness to the world.”
45. “India needs jobs, Germany needs people, and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries.”
46. “Ukraine must be permitted to bring their own relief supplies safely to areas in the east of the country that are controlled by the separatists.”
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Angela Dorothea Merkel, a former German politician and scientist who served as chancellor from November 2005 to December 2021, She previously held leadership positions in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), first as leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018, then as leader of the opposition from 2002 to 2005. Merkel was Germany’s first female chancellor. Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU), the most powerful woman in the world.
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