Angela Merkel

“Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today.”

“I think the political class in Berlin doesn't need to be supervised and monitored by intelligence services in order to find out what they're thinking. Just go to lunch with them, go to dinner with them, or read the papers.”

“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.”

“There is a lot that binds Germany to Turkey, and even if we have a difference of opinion on an individual matter, the breadth of our links, our friendship, our strategic ties, is great.”

“If we look at where relations between the Soviet Union and Germany were in 1945 and where we stand now, then we have achieved so much.”

“There are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over: for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination.”

“The goal of our actions is and will remain a sovereign and territorially intact Ukraine that can decide its own future.”

“We believe that from both a German and a Polish perspective, it is desirable for Great Britain to remain in the European Union.”

“We abide by our responsibility as Germany for the Shoah.”

“I believe those that produce the least emissions in autos will also be those who have the greatest success worldwide.”

“We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside a independent Palestinian state. Unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence.”

“We have to ensure politically that what's doable can indeed by translated into law, but what's not doable mustn't become European law. Otherwise, the auto industry will work somewhere with higher carbon emissions - and we can't want that.”

“Germany's strength lies largely in the fact that the Federal Republic is a center of industry and that it's an export nation.”

“Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.”

“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.”

“We have shared responsibility for global climate; we have to reduce climate change below 2 degrees Celsius.”

“If you wish to have free access to the single market, then you have to accept the fundamental rights as well as obligation that come from it.”

“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.”

“For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.”

“The willingness to learn new skills is very high.”