A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased

It was my dream, and probably the dream of every one of us, to bring about a revision of the Versailles Treaty by peaceful means, which was provided for in that very treaty.

On 24 August 1939, as an officer in the reserve, I had to join my regiment in Potsdam.

I ask nothing of the Jews except that they should disappear.

I did not care for Wagner. My tastes are more classical. Der Fuhrer had no musical taste and liked Wagner because of the bombastic Teutonic glories.

In 1930 I became a member of the Reichstag.

Concentration camps were entirely a matter for the police and had nothing to do with the administration.

Even in art, there is no light without shadows, and no shadows are cast without some light. Even the shadow of Adolf Hitler is accompanied by some light.

Hitler is lonely. So is God. Hitler is like God.

I am thankful for the kind treatment during my captivity and I ask God to accept me with mercy.

War is not a thing one wants.

Wealth, if not a mere flash in the pan, compels the wealthy to become wealthier.

So every single day, I found something to be grateful for and that's a powerful lesson.

All mankind's troubles are caused by one single thing, which is their inability to sit quietly.

My problem is I'm a man of no convictions - at least, I think I am.

The chief ability of an executive should be his ability to recognize ability.

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up.

We get brilliant results from average people managing brilliant processes - while our competitors get average or worse results from brilliant people managing broken processes

There is a direct line between the communications work I did to protest tuition increases at my school and what I do today. Plus it had one other benefit...it got me kicked out of college!

No voice; but oh - the silence sank Like music on my heart.

Speech is the mark of humanity. It is the normal terminus of thought.