We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here.

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

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.

Thank [Barack Obama] for the friendship you've always demonstrated.

As a woman with strong opinions talking about technology and politics is not always welcome in Germany. Nope, it's more like having a great cheerleader team behind me. People who follow my journey know I have a slightly colorful personality. The rest skipped out long ago.

We have [unfriendly policies] here in Europe, too. We have them here in Germany, too. And to take up where the president left off, digitization is in a way a disruptive force, a disruptive technological force that brings about deep-seated change, transformation of a society.

To be serious, if we were only interested in earning big money then a politician would have to go and work in industry.