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

The [Barack Obama] administration is sharing its knowledge, its expertise with the incoming administration. And this, to us, is a sign of encouragement, to continue the good cooperation that we have built between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany that is in our mutual interest.

Through the threat of IS, we recognize how important the cooperation with intelligence services (inaudible) first and foremost also with the services of the United States is.

With political means and always trying to work for political settlements and this is what I'm going to continue to work on with all my heart.

The times when we could fully count on others are over to a certain extent.

If I run a time-limited test program, I'll never discover whether markets with additional employment truly exist. A solution in the low-wage sector cannot be a limited special program.

Don't get bogged down by life and other people's problems or hang ups.