A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).

What we learn from History is that no one learns from History

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

I can resist everything but the temptation of you.

I thought you only had eyes for your ship.” God, she was beautiful. “Until I met you.

In most families, care-giving becomes the woman's responsibility. While care-giving can enrich you, it can also deplete you if you don't have support or make time for self care.

I had to give up martinis - I enjoyed them too much.

The man whom society will not forgive nor restore is driven into recklessness.

In literature the ambition of the novice is to acquire the literary language; the struggle of the adept is to get rid of it.

When I die, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.

Give me a life wherever there is an opportunity to live, and better life than was my father's.

An easy thing, O Power Divine, To thank thee for these gifts of Thine, For summer's sunshine, winter's snow, For hearts that kindle thoughts that glow.

I love drag queens and they love me.