Those who constantly qualify everything and have no opinions of their own are ultimately just as incapable of tolerance.

Many things can happen very quickly in times of crisis.

If you live beyond your means and have to restructure as a result, you pay a price.

You can lead a happy life if you recognize that it's limited and completely unpredictable from one moment to the next.

The German export successes are not the result of some sort of currency manipulation, but of the increased competitiveness of companies. The American growth model, on the other hand, is in a deep crisis.

It has been clear for some time now that we have to do more for domestic and external security. I am prepared for that.

I don't want to change Islam, but if there is to be a European Islam, it must incorporate European values.