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It seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I'm from the East. For me it isn't really important. I've only ever known myself as a woman.

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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.
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When we, for example, see shifts of huge production lines from certain areas to other countries, people tend to ask the question, Where's my place in this modern world? We have this here, this tendency in our country, we have it in other countries.
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We have freedom to demonstrate in Germany, but there is no place for incitement and insulting people who come to us from other countries.
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The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact.
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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.
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This multicultural approach, saying that we simply live side by side and live happily with each other has failed. Utterly failed.
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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.
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I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition.
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Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are.
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I think we can say our energy system will be the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world.
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Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.
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The US military has achieved a decisive blow against al-Qaeda with its commando action against Osama Bin Laden and his killing.
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First, we need good, stable relations with Russia. Second, we must make every effort to save energy and focus on using various sources to meet our energy needs. We must not allow ourselves to become dependent.
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I want to see everyone contribute to the overall costs of the system, and with their entire earnings. I'm convinced that an objective discussion will reveal that the differences between the parties, which have been greatly exaggerated in some quarters, aren't that significant after all.
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The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations.
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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.
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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.
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