Beware the wounded lioness, for she is a natural hunter.

Men of honour will always outstay men of undeserved rank.

Even in peace there is war.

Those who looked with revulsion at the oppressive might of her arms, were obliged to marvel at the egalitarian nature of her social programmes.

Seconds feel like centuries when I am not in your presence.

Throughout the empire, it was whispered that although the husband waded through mud, the wife walked upon water. She, it was said, was graced with a gentle touch which tamed the most vicious of men.

Things I fear will forever change and we old souls can do little but be swayed by the winds.

Came they, in their droves, one after the other, hundred after hundred, thousand after thousand, engulfing all before them, each line a merciless wave from a boundless sea of bold men.

If they succeed, you will not be packed off to some idyllic farm, where you can write bad poetry, we will both be executed.

There are no moral obligations in the game of empire.

Power is a beautiful thing.

Sometimes it's harder to say sorry, then it is to say goodbye.

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre work.

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.

I do not believe in adding enrichment merely for the sake of enrichment. Unless it adds clearness to the enunciation of the theme, it is undesirable, for it is very little understood.

You are grown so very great now, yet the higher a man climbs the farther he has to fall.

I love film and I love the film business. And I don't think there's any better way, with my personality, than being a producer which is a little bit of a control freak.

I want to build up my philosophy... my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.

I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome.

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.

. .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.