Quotes by German authors

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Paul Tillich

"Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

Paul Tillich

"Astonishment is the root of philosophy"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

"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, Statesman

"In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"If we remind ourselves of the fact that every fifth American today rightly points and perhaps also with a certain degree of pride to his German ancestry or her German ancestry, we can safely say that we, indeed, share common roots"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"I will not let anyone tell me we must spend more money. This crisis did not come about because we issued too little money but because we created economic growth with too much money and it was not sustainable growth"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

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

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"I don't carry any early childhood trauma around with me, if that's what you're hinting at. The story of the bicycles - and there were three of them which were stolen from me - I've dealt with it well"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't get them by collectivizing debts"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We kidded ourselves a while, we said: 'They won't stay, sometime they will be gone.' But this isn't reality"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside a independent Palestinian state. Unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Today's Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

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

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

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