Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

I decree and I declare that I am not a raw material but rather a finished product. God knows me and knows the reason for which he created me. I am not here on earth to merely live and depart.

People who are different are beautiful. Those who follow society are boring.

If a book is worth reading it is worth buying.

I remember feeling, 'If you do not leave now, you won't leave with your soul intact.'

The human condition is imperfection. And that's how it's supposed to be.

He pulled away, but his eyes held my eyes like hands.

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.

The gospel is good news to those who know they don't measure up. It's offensive to those who think they do.

O, how full of briers is this working-day world!

I’d love to be faster. Physically I’m limited, but I’ve survived by using my head.