Gerhard Schr Quotations

seven years of empty promises, of following the wrong policies, or of not seeing things through.

She told me I should be more statesmanlike,

One will then have to address this question, and I am sure it will be resolved at that time.

No one will be forced to cheer or love the grand coalition, ... But this government carries unmistakably, perhaps primarily, the imprint of the Social Democrats.

on Sunday. No one will be able to say that she comfortably covered up her plans.

Bush conducts his environmental policy from the perspective of the oil and nuclear lobby.

Frau Merkel, you are being unfair. Germany is a world leader in exports. We are a leading country in issuing patents. No other country in Europe has these results.

he will go into some form of business heavy industry, old-fashioned, lots of back-room dealing, etc. You may find him as an adviser to French, Chinese or Russian companies these are countries in which he is highly regarded.

I think it's clear that I am not the chancellor.

I will accept every decision that the party makes. I will not stand in the way of anything that would lead to a continuation of the reform process that I started.

Otherwise, I have been shaped by parents and I am proud of that as well.

My wife said my performance was suboptimal, ... I don't want to talk again about it.

I would like to finish what we began at the head of a new government,

Merkel's policies would mean minus policies, ... It would be a different society in which solidarity would have no place. There would be less security, less investment in research and development and less income for families.

Those who wanted a change in the chancellory have failed grandiosely,

Those who wanted a change in the chancellery have failed grandiosely,

exploratory talks, a phase in which we must talk to one another about how one will bring about a stable government, which we need at this time.

This sounded good but his first test will come when there is a major dispute in the party,

A family with two children and which earns 2,500 euros a month would have 350 euros less, ... Merkel's policies do not take into account the simple people.

During Merkel's years as Minister for Women, I was having a really tough time as a single parent mother,

This is not about my claim and definitely not about me, ... This is about the leadership claim of my party, and that can only be decided by the party's executive.

This election will be decided in the final days,

This man does not live in this world, ... He wants to turn 80 million Germans into guinea pigs. If Kirchhof has his way, he would have the little people in future pay the taxes of the millionaires.

It shows that you need a strong state for people in need, not a weak state, ... The structures that we have here work.

It was not good, ... I know that.

Nothing has been decided yet! Don't be scared off, ... Here we go!

The labor market reform was necessary for our country,

In times of difficulty, Lafontaine simply takes his clothes off and runs away,

Germany has a sovereign right to take steps to make sure it has reliable and sustainable energy resources.

I can't tell you about the present before I give it to him, ... I can only say that it is related to the president's interests and to Germany.

I don't want to name any examples of catastrophes, where you can see what happens when there is no organized state, ... I could name countries, but the office I still hold forbids that - but everybody knows I mean America.

The election will be decided in the last few days.

The German government approves of such a merger and will approve the budget necessary to achieve it,