Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes.

In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.

The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.

The events which can not be prevented, must be directed.

When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold.

Ten million ignorances do not constitute one knowledge.

I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing.

The obvious is always least understood.

It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

Stability is not immobility.

At this moment God might not necessarily be a necessity, but know that His absence will of necessity eventually result in His necessity.

What we possess owns us, and we absolutely own nothing.

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.

You can't have a discussion about Israel and the region without including Iran and their nuclear ambitions.

Be moderate in all things, including moderation.

Back in the '80s, a lot of the images I used were from TV or from films on TV.

All gardening is landscape painting,' said Alexander Pope.

The more we take, the less we become.

I just try to work hard and run the offense as good as possible. I had a lot of guys around me who made a lot of good plays to help me out.