It's great to have a great past and history. But it's even greater to have a good future. So the most important history is the history we make today.
Nothing has ever become better by ignoring the reality.
The time of old-fashioned conglomerates is over. They are definitely not going to survive.
China is the world's largest lighting market. That should not be ignored lightly.
If there's more employment, people buy more.
If the world believes that Iran doesn't play by the rules and imposes sanctions, then we'll follow them whether we have an opinion about it or not.
If people don't invest into new manufacturing, renewable energy, new health-care technology - these are our revenues and our bookings.
The U.K. matters with or without being a member of the E.U.
We never said the U.K. is in bad shape if it leaves the E.U.: we said the E.U. would miss a massive opportunity. Without the U.K., the E.U. may never be able to stand up against superpowers like China and the U.S.
Trade brings freedom and well-being for all.
The Osram brand and the Osram company is well-established in the world. Customers like them.
Like Siemens, the UAE is big on innovation. It has become famous as a think tank for thought leadership in areas of interest to the world - and to Siemens.
Like the UAE, we have been thinking of the time after hydrocarbons for a very long time.
The main task for the Middle East is geopolitical stability. The rest of the world has to help to get this region straight, and once that's been achieved, the region has a great future.
Siemens is keen on all the same things the UAE is keen on.
At the end of the day, dividends are not being paid with margins; dividends are paid with earnings per share.
I think Europe is well advised to form a unified economic force to be on par with the U.S. and China.
We understand that conglomerates have no future.
The individual Siemens businesses must be able to keep up with the specialists in the industry and be at least as good as their strongest competitors.
A company that is big is never really bad but also not really good.
