The best Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

The best Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker (born 9 December 1954) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013.

Where there is a will, there is a deal - we have one!

(as President of the European Commission) - via Twitter, 17.10.2019

It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take.

(as President of the European Commission)

Of course Brexit means that something is wrong in Europe. But Brexit means also that something was wrong in Britain.

(as President of the European Commission)

England & Great Britain Brexit European Union

To love Europe, is to love its nations. To love your country is to love Europe. Patriotism is a virtue. Unchecked nationalism is riddled with both poison and deceit.

State of the Union 2018

Europe European Union

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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.

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

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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.

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

Ursula von der Leyen - Juni 2022

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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.

Yanis Varoufakis

Titanic 2008 2000 European Union

Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.

Jacques Chirac

European Union Romania Bulgaria

The world needs more Europe.

Ursula von der Leyen (as President of the European Commission) - September 2019

Europe European Union

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.

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Brexit Doner Kebab

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

Stephen Hawking

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Good luck to the class of 2028 with their history exam: "Outline the process of the so-called Brexit without going crazy."

And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.

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.

Ursula von der Leyen - December 2020

Violet: "I'm so looking forward to seeing your mother again. When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of the English."
Matthew: "But isn't she American?"
Violet: "Exactly."

Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey

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England & Great Britain

The British electors will not vote for a man who does not wear a hat.

William Beaverbrook

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England & Great Britain Hats

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

Queen Elizabeth II

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Europe Peace World War II

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

Marvin Gaye

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

Putin has started a war because he can't stand individual freedoms of the people. Because Ukraine has become a threat to his dictatorship with their longing for freedom. Dictators fear freedom. That's why he must not be successful with this war, because that would mean that dictators can attack freedom.

Robert Habeck - 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

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

A change of government is always a test of how mature a country's democracy is — whether the transition happens smoothly, without grandstanding or ambushes from either side. In every respect, I can say: Germany has once again passed this test.

Friedrich Merz - May 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

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The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!

Donald Trump - Juni 2025

Falling down isn't dangerous or shameful. Not getting up is both.

Konrad Adenauer

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Courage Giving Up

Become unpopular first, or people want perceive you seriously.

Konrad Adenauer

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Our world has become more restless and rough; it is changing at a breathtaking pace. We also cope with headwinds. This does not make the challenges of our time any smaller.

Olaf Scholz - December 2023

Terror will not win, hatred will not prevail. Israel has every right to defend and to protect itself and its citizens. In this dark hour, Germany and France stand firmly by Israel's side.

Olaf Scholz - Oktober 2023

2023 Middle East Conflict

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

Frank-Walter Steinmeier - 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.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier - September 2022

Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

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Forgiveness & Mercy Enemies & Opponents Names

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy - June 1963

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It's not about counting women, it's about making sure that women count!

Claudia Roth - February 2019

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Vladimir Lenin

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One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

Vladimir Lenin

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Power itself isn't good or bad.

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

All I say is: China, China, China!

Kurt Georg Kiesinger - September 1969

There can be neither today without yesterday nor tomorrow without today.

Kim Jong Un

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Our republic is a responsible nuclear state that, as we made clear before, will not use nuclear weapons first unless aggressive hostile forces use nuclear weapons to invade on our sovereignty.

Kim Jong Un

Nuclear Weapons

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill

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Optimism Pessimism

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

Winston Churchill (on his 75th birthday)

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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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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.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

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