As difficult as all of this might be, our geopolitical interest cannot be that Turkey -- which is after all a NATO partner -- continues to distance itself from us, that is why it is well worth it to stand for the German-Turkish relationships -- but on the basis of our values, our perceptions and in all transparency.

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Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are.

Angela Merkel

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.

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Freedom does not mean being free of something, but to be free to do something.

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To exclude groups of people because of their faith, this isn't worthy of the free state in which we live. It isn't compatible with our essential values. And its humanly reprehensible, xenophobia, racism, extremism have no place here. We are fighting to ensure that they don't have a place elsewhere either.

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Look forward to the future and look forward to the unknown. Nothing stays the same and people change. One day that hurt and pain will be a distant memory.

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I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition.

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

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I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!

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

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

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

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Ladies, it is not your education, status or personality that has brought you here but the elegance of God which was still and still working upon you.

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Don't get bitter and twisted and nasty by life. You may have been wronged or cheated on; two wrongs never make a right. Instead learn your mistakes and learn your lessons. Remain strong with your head held high.

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Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what is also clear is that this freedom does not stand alone. It is freedom in responsibility and freedom to exercise responsibility.

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A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

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We must never forget our responsibilities as politicians to our country and its citizens. We must always remain humble before our people.

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I am thankful for the way I was raised, to be positive. Even when times have gotten rough I have always tried to look on the bright side. Even when I was put down, yelled at and made feel insignificant, I still thought things were alright. I did realize when enough is enough.

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

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...climate change is accelerating. It threatens our well being, our security, and our economic development. It will lead to uncontrollable risks and dramatic damage if we do not take resolute countermeasures.

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Trying to keep a society together, trying to keep the older and the younger people together, trying to keep those who live in rural areas together with those who live in cities is one of the most important and most noble tasks of politicians these days.

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