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I chose to pursue a career in physics because there the truth isn't so easily bent. Angela Merkel

Truth Physics Bent Easily Pursue Because Chose Career

That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. Angela Merkel

Politics Good Single Depend Group Everybody Everyone Must Compromise Make Sure Makes Contribution Where Interest Why

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

Me Decision Important Possible Through Always Go Options

We will have to accept a certain degree of legal immigration; that's globalisation... In the era of the smartphone, we cannot shut ourselves away... people know full well how we live in Europe. Angela Merkel

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. Angela Merkel

Work Law Will Somewhere Become Otherwise Indeed Ensure Emissions Higher Industry Politically Auto Auto Industry Want Translated European Carbon

As a 7-year-old child, I saw the Wall being erected. No one - although it was a stark violation of international law - believed at the time that one ought to intervene militarily in order to protect citizens of the GDR and whole Eastern bloc, of the consequences of that - namely, to live in lack of freedom for many, many years. Angela Merkel

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You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input. Angela Merkel

You Better Debate Sit Input Table Give Influence Much Bargaining

Solidarity and competitiveness are the two sides of a European coin. Angela Merkel

Sides Solidarity European Two Coin Competitiveness

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness. Angela Merkel

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We Germans have a special responsibility to be alert, sensitive, and aware of what we did during the Nazi era and about lasting damage caused in other countries. I've got tremendous sympathy for that. Angela Merkel

Responsibility Lasting Other Sympathy Other Countries Tremendous About Countries Got Era Caused Germans Did Sensitive Special Aware Damage Alert

Russia has nothing: no successful politics or economy. Angela Merkel

Politics Nothing Russia Economy Successful

The G7 - and earlier, the G8 - were a group of countries that shared the same values with regard to freedom and democracy, and through the annexation of Crimea, Russia made it clear at a certain point that these values of keeping the peace, integrity of the borders of a country were not being respected. Angela Merkel

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It is nonsense to say that Germans are unable to change. Angela Merkel

Change Say Unable Nonsense Germans

On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics. Angela Merkel

For those who share my view that the Jews as a people have a right to self-determination, Zionism as a national movement of the Jewish people is the embodiment of this very right, which its opponents want to deny. Angela Merkel

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Whenever you have political conflict, such as the one that we have now between Russia and Ukraine, but also in many other conflicts around the world, it has always proved to be right to try again and again to solve such a conflict. Angela Merkel

I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spontaneity. Structuring my life and avoiding chaos was more important. Angela Merkel

Life Face My Life Important Chaos Bit Though More Detrimental Spontaneity Know Always Maybe Wanted Next Avoiding Even

I come from a country in which I experienced economic collapse. Angela Merkel

Country Collapse Economic Come Experienced Which

To grow up in the neighborhood of handicapped people was an important experience for me. I learned back then to treat them in a very normal way. Angela Merkel

Me Experience People Treat Important Back Way Neighborhood Learned Normal Up Very Handicapped Them Then Grow Grow Up

Herr Schroder has conducted two electoral campaigns, and he is doing it again now, by not telling people what is really necessary. He keeps avoiding the difficult and uncomfortable issues, those that imply changes and therefore provoke discussions. Angela Merkel

I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it just happened. It was bad luck. In that situation, you need to be very strong psychologically to carry on. Angela Merkel

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

Think Put Emphasis Employment Agenda EU Growth Right

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction. Angela Merkel

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It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes. Angela Merkel

Day Sports Dangerous End Of The Day Few Pay Programmes TV Rates Only Consuming Goods However Left End Afford Decide Clubs Certainly Games Europe Services Spectators Watching Millions

Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry - especially the medium sized businesses - and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness. Angela Merkel

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