The best Quotes by Ursula von der Leyen

We all know that Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective. We want them to live with us for the European dream.

Europe stands by those in need of protection. All those fleeing Putin's bombs are welcome in Europe.

Democracy has the power to quickly spread. But its erosion can happen just as fast. Democracy is freedom. We need to stand up for it.

I wish you a good start and I'm looking forward to another trustful cooperation for a strong Europe.

I'm privileged because I can defend myself. Millions of women that are hurt every day, cannot.

Equality always concerns two parties: the one that's paying and the one that's receiving.

I believe in the strength of US institutions and democracy. Peaceful transition of power is at the core. Joe Biden won the election.

This was a long and winding road but we have got a good deal to show for it. The deal is fair and balanced and it is now time to turn the page and look to the future. The UK remains a trusted partner.

Today, we open a new chapter in fighting Covid-19.

We propose to temporarily ban non necessary travels to all states of the European Union.

The world needs more Europe.

Kinder müssen wieder willkommen sein und einen festen Platz im Alltag haben.

We all know that watching TV makes you fat, stupid, miserable and violent.

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

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.

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

To all of you hurting: You belong.

You're all America.

The vast majority of Palestinians are not Hamas. And Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people.

There is no justification for terrorism. My commitment to Israel's security and the safety of Jewish people is unshakable. The United States has Israel's back.

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.

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

I feel that people in Europe are different from Americans - I think your soul is a little deeper.

Please don't create any review videos for 2022 - going through it once was enough for me.

I have just been to Buckingham Palace and accepted His Majesty The King's invitation to form a government in his name.

The fun is over! Italy will start defending its own national interests.

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.

The European Union cannot be compared to the United States. America is a nation, but Europe is not. Europe is a continent of many different nations with their own identities, traditions and languages. Robbing them of their national democracies does not create a European democracy - it destroys democracy in Europe.

Europe resembles a fine riverboat that was launched on a still ocean in 2000. And then the first storm that hit it, in 2008, started creating serious structural problems for it. We started leaking water. And of course, the people in the third class, as in the Titanic, start feeling the drowning effects first.

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.

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.

The Ukrainian people are defending the values of freedom and democracy on which our civilization is based, and the very foundations of international law.

The special military operation was done for the purpose of "denazification," while we've made Ukraine into a nation that's known throughout the world. They're like the Greeks or the Romans at their peaks. And as far as "demilitarization," if they had some 500 tanks at the start of the special military operation, now they have 5,000. If they had 20,000 capable fighters before, now they have 400,000. What kind of demilitarization is that? Now it looks more like we did the opposite, somehow or other, and militarized Ukraine.

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

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.

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it.

The saddest thing a girl can do is dumb herself down for a guy.

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.

Justice comes from vengeance but justice only breeds more vengeance.

Do not seek revenge and call it justice.

Gentlemen, we interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere.

Whenever we do voter registration, we ask, "Why haven't you voted before?" The response is often, "No one's asked us." It's not about telling people what to do - it's about sharing what they can do.

Brexit Analogy; We've all been on a night out with a mate who says, "it's shit here - let's go somewhere else." Then, when you leave, you realise he has no idea where to go and the place you left won't let you back in. The United Kingdom is standing in a kebab shop at 2 am, arguing about whose fault it is.

I deal with tough mathematical questions every day, but please don’t ask me to help with Brexit!

Who's not gonna take the vaccine because they think it might be dangerous? Raise your hands! Now take that hand and slap yourself in the f*cking face!

Klepper: "What does that mean, 'Their DNA is wiped out'?"
Anti-Vax protester: "Like, their immunity is getting wiped out."
Klepper: "Okay, 'cause COVID wiped out 600.000 DNAs."
Anti-Vax protester: "Yes, of course!"

In Romania, American forces have found a devoted NATO ally.

Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.

You'll never see a Lamborghini commercial in TV again. People who are able to afford a Lamborghini have better things to do than watching TV.