Where would you like to live?
In the here and now with my family
What is complete earthly happiness for you?
Happy children
Which mistakes do you most readily forgive?
Errors that arise from being overwhelmed
What is the greatest misfortune for you?
The death of my loved ones
Your favorite literary heroes?
Dupin, The Last of the Mohicans – Uncas, The protagonist from Faserland
Your favorite figure in history?
Augustine, Caesar, Charlemagne
Your favorite hero in real life?
Helmut Kohl for German and European unity
Your favorite hero in poetry?
Rousseau in his Confessions
Your favorite painter?
Kallmorgen, Turner, Liebermann, and Richter
Your favorite picture?
A photo of Notre-Dame in black and white in the fog of 1930s Paris
Your favorite composer?
Beethoven, Shostakovich, Prokofiev
Which quality do you value most in a woman?
Reliability, honesty, leniency
Which quality do you value most in a man?
Reliability, leniency, being optimistic about the future
Your favorite virtue?
Confidence
Your favorite activity?
Spending time with my children, reading, and spending time in nature and by the sea
Who or what would you have liked to be?
A philosopher endowed with sufficient intellect
Your main character trait?
Curious, confidence
What do your friends value most about you?
My optimism
Your greatest mistake?
Impatience
Your dream of happiness?
Spending carefree time with my family throughout the year
What would be your greatest misfortune?
The loss of my children
What would you like to be?
At peace with myself
Your favorite color?
Green-Orange
Your favorite flower?
Hydrangea
Your favorite bird?
Kingfisher and Sea Eagle
Your favorite writer?
Christian Kracht
Your favorite poet?
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, William Henley, Dylan Thomas, Heinrich Heine
Your heroes in real life?
The everyday heroes who help keep our society together.
Your heroes in stories?
Bismarck, Clemens August von Galen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Your favorite name?
Those of my children, Charlotte
What do you despise the most?
The lack of willingness to open up to new things
Which historical figures do you despise the most?
Those who distract from their own failures through populism.
Which military accomplishments do you admire the most?
The Alpine crossing of Hannibal
Which reform do you admire the most?
Stein-Hardenberg reforms
What natural gift would you like to possess?
Good eyesight, quick comprehension, linguistic talent
How would you like to die?
At peace, surrounded by my children
Your current state of mind?
Breaking out and at times doubting
Your motto?