My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall.

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.

Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are.

Look forward to the future and look forward to the unknown. Nothing stays the same and people change. One day that hurt and pain will be a distant memory.

Freedom does not mean being free of something, but to be free to do something.

I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition.

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!

Ladies, it is not your education, status or personality that has brought you here but the elegance of God which was still and still working upon you.

Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.

I am not here for women only, but also for women.

If your headlight is broken, stop travelling in the darkness! Either you travel with the light or sit tight wherever you are!

Although it is pleasant to think about poison at any season, there is something special about Christmas, and I found myself grinning.

A hobbyhorse can be a tiring ride for nonenthusiasts.

Tell the people of all lands Let's get together the future is in our hands. United nations have to agree To say no to war, and yes to peace.

This is the greatest paradox: the emotions cannot be trusted; yet it is the emotions that tell us the greatest truths.

Apart from the Punic Wars, I've been blamed for just about everything.

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. you'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it.

A good nail does not fear being hammered.

Eventually the person who tries to fix the problem will be blamed for causing it.

The Bassbone works great in the studio or on the live stage. Throw it in your gig bag and take it wherever you go.