The best Quotes by Frank-Walter Steinmeier

The best Quotes by Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Frank-Walter Steinmeier (born 5 January 1956) is a German politician serving as president of Germany since 19 March 2017.

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With clear language and undaunted diplomacy, he has significantly shaped the United States of America and post-war global politics.

December 2023

Henry Kissinger

Queen Elizabeth II helped mending the wounds caused by World War II. Britain offered Germany the hand of conciliation. And the hand of conciliation was the hand of the Queen.

September 2022

Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Older people have deep and terrible memories renewed, younger people are struck by a horror they never deemed to be possible: There's war in Europe.

March 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

There's lots do discuss about the growing distance between western countries and Russia. But there's nothing to discuss about the dangers of a war in eastern Europe, which Russia has to be held accountable for.

February 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Angela Merkel was formative for our reunited country and for our country's image in the world; formative for a whole generation of young men and women.

October 2021

The greatest danger for all of us begins with forgetting. With no longer remembering what we inflict upon one another when we tolerate antisemitism and racism in our midst.

January 2021

Racism Holocaust Antisemitismus

Let's use this chance together with an America governed by Joe Biden, to renew the power of reason in our societies.

November 2020

Joe Biden US Elections

It is not enough to be "not a racist". We have to be anti-racist!

(as President of Germany) - June 2020

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I dare saying that in regard of protecting us from Corona, a mask that may be uncomfortable is way more effective than a tin foil hat.

(as President of Germany) - May 2020

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Coronavirus Corona-Jokes Conspiracy Theories

This pandemic isn't a war. Countries aren't opposing each other. It is a test of humanity. It calls for the worst and the best in us. Let's show each other our best.

(as President of Germany) - April 2020

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Our united Europe is based on a promise: No more nationalism, no more war on our continent, no more racism, hate and violence!

(as President of Germany) - August 2019

No armies, no war, no oppression - but words have the ability to change the course of things.

(as Foreign-Minister of Germany) - February 2015

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Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

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There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

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Before this war, I was opposed to membership of Ukraine in NATO because I feared that it would start exactly the process that we have seen now. Now that this process has reached this level, the idea of a neutral Ukraine under these conditions is no longer meaningful. I believe Ukrainian membership in NATO would be an appropriate outcome.

Henry Kissinger - January 2023

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When I was a boy, it never occurred to me that one day I might participate at the birthday of a German Chancellor. But that was before I knew that smoking four packs of cigarettes and consuming ten Coca-Colas a day guaranteed longevity.

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I believe in Europe. I am convinced by Europe. Not only as a heritage from the past, but as hope and a vision for the future.

Angela Merkel (as Chancellor of Germany) - July 2020, Speech at the European Parliament

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Democracy isn't just there. We have to work for it together - every day.

Angela Merkel - October 2021, during the 31st Day of German Unity

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Democracy German Unity 2021

I am convinced that no force and no ideology can surpress the urge of the people for freedom, equality and peace in the long run.

Angela Merkel - August 2021

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My objective is to govern in a reasonable way until the last day that I am in charge.

Angela Merkel - January 2021

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It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

Joe Biden - August 2024

You know, not only am I campaigning, but I'm running the world.

Joe Biden - July 2024

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

Joe Biden - March 2024

A two-state solution is the only way to guarantee the long-term security of both the Israeli and the Palestinian people.
To make sure Israelis and Palestinians alike live in equal measure of freedom and dignity, we will not give up on working towards that goal.

Joe Biden - November 2023

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Mr. President, Ukraine did not "start" this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.

Mike Pence - February 2025

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Stop the war! Admit that this is a war against an entire nation and stop it!

Dmitry Glukhovsky - Juni 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

If Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world like Xi, like the Chinese President? So therefore Ukraine has to win this war.

Annalena Baerbock - September 2023

Xi Jinping Russia-Ukraine War

It's our "white" responsibility to make sure people who speak out about racism are safe at all times. This means ending structural racism in our societies, authorities and media.

Carola Rackete

Nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.

Madeline Miller in The Song of Achilles

Nationalists are saying, "you're disrespecting our flag." Well, you know what else is disrespectful to our flag? Racism.

Steve Kerr - September 2017

Now, more than any time in our history, we will be judged by our capacity for compassion. Our ability to come through this, won't just be down to what government or businesses do, but by the individual acts of kindness that we show each other.

Rishi Sunak - March 2020

Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.

Last year, Covid-19 kept us apart. This year, we are finally together again.

Joe Biden - March 2022, State of the Union Address

How many girls born today are going to be named Elizabeth?

Dream - September 2022

Death of Queen Elizabeth II

There can be no poetry after Auschwitz.

Theodor W. Adorno

We must, without equivocation, denounce antisemitism.
We must, without equivocation, denounce Islamophobia.

To all of you hurting: You belong.

You're all America.

Joe Biden - Oktober 2023

I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I'm voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.

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Crazy times we're living in. I used to cough to hide a fart, now I'm farting to hide a cough.

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I mean, you could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!

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Our final goal must be to create the United States of Europe.

Konrad Adenauer

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Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ronald Reagan

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Jewish communities are warning their members to avoid specific places for their own safety - today, here in Germany, almost 80 years after the Holocaust.

Robert Habeck - November 2023

Judaism Holocaust 2023

We've been lied to a lot by the Kreml for at least one-and-a-half years. So obviously, the whole world looks at the Kreml when a former close confidant of Putin literally falls out of the sky, two months after he launched a rebellion.

Annalena Baerbock - August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin

This is the dirty work that Israel is doing – for all of us. Otherwise, we might have continued to endure the terror of this regime for months or years – and possibly even with nuclear weapons.

Friedrich Merz - Juni 2025

Iran Israel 2025

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

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