Westerwelle Guido Quotes & Sayings

Military missions are not democratic development aid. — Guido Westerwelle

As foreign minister I cannot allow myself to be guided by emotions. — Guido Westerwelle

Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man. — Saint Francis De Sales

Military missions cannot be a normal tool of politics, but instead must remain the great exception. — Guido Westerwelle

I like someone who doesn't take life too seriously. I hate people who are a bit uptight. — Louis Tomlinson

The fact that someone didn't experience the war itself doesn't mean that he doesn't perceive its consequences. — Guido Westerwelle

I sometimes read that it's time for German democracy to finally grow up. I don't see it as a sign of maturity if we treat military missions as something normal. — Guido Westerwelle

You can't write if you can't relate. — Beck

I was never a member of the peace movement or a pacifist, nor was I ever carried away from a demonstration outside a military barracks. Perhaps that's why I don't feel the need to compensate for anything. — Guido Westerwelle

I'm completely opposed to the idea of becoming accustomed to foreign military campaigns. — Guido Westerwelle

As a minister, I would rather be criticized for thoroughly weighing the options, and sometimes even voicing my doubts, than to be reproached for recklessly sending German soldiers into combat. — Guido Westerwelle

Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery. — Charles Dickens

After the German abstention at the UN, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle commented that Germany doesn't always have to stand on the side of its traditional allies. Berlin can look for new partners all over the world. — Donald Rumsfeld

Theater represents to me this phenomenon in juxtaposition to real life, where there are all these imposed guidelines. — Adrienne Shelly