Berlin is the testicle of the West. When I want the West to scream, I squeeze on Berlin.

In a fight you don't stop to choose your cudgels.

If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

I once said, "We will bury you," and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.