A king is the first servant and first magistrate of the state.

Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.

All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness.

Every man has a wild beast within him.

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

No government can exist without taxation. The money must necessarily be levied on the people; and the grand art consists of levying so as not to oppress.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war.

How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books!

We all go through some tough times, but unfortunately, some of us let theirs define the rest of their lives instead of growing from them.

And when in doubt, Josh, follow your heart. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this... This is always true.

We found the bathrooms, which were labeled 'Aliens' and 'Femaliens.' 'Finally,' I said to J.Lo. 'Here's a bathroom you're allowed to use.

In dealing with the Communists, remember that in their mind what is secret is serious, and what is public is merely propaganda.

Any job ends up with stress, and certainly there's always a deadline looming when you work in TV. It's sort of constant.

There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust - good Christians and good Communists.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

It's an exciting time, when you can make your movie on a cellphone. If it's good, it WILL get noticed.

I'm still raising kids myself, so I don't feel like a grandpa.