Every married couple has disputes from time to time, and in every good marriage, an attempt is made to overcome the dispute.

Germany must remain Germany.

Angela Merkel and the CDU are not our political adversaries. The CDU and the CSU are sister parties.

The past cannot be allowed to repeat itself.

German history is full of serious mistakes pertaining to premature personnel decisions.

Even if we remain flexible, we need ground rules.

In every governmental speech I give before state parliament, I say: Bavaria will remain Bavaria.

There are nice political formulations that can apply to everyone and to nobody. I wouldn't know how I could be more reserved in my formulations than I already am.

Every Saturday I read sentences in SPIEGEL that lack clarity.

Bavaria is a dynamic, cosmopolitan state. Those who don't adapt fall behind.

The expectation is that party leaders solve problems. That's why substantial differences must first be cleared up.

I like flaws. I think they make things interesting.

Disregard for the past will never do us any good. Without it we cannot know truly who we are.

I always have my reasons, even when I don't know what they are.

If you want a thing done go - if not send.

Logic is a system whereby one may go wrong with confidence.

Writing is the rock on which everything is built.

The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study.

I think a lot of what I do musically is about juxtaposition and contrast.

The people who have sacrificed their view in order to get to the top have very often left no footprints in the sands of time.

Divorces led to bodies of men (called legislatures) protecting women collectively as other men (called husbands) failed to protect women individually.