I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using poisonous gas against uncivilized tribes.

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

A nation that forgets its past has no future.

Your greatest friendships are those that survive the greatest storms.

Secrets, once spoken, have a way of running away from you. They cannot be gathered in again.

In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity.

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

History is not reassuring on the subject of the longevity of seemingly lasting great nations, is it?

Well, if someone has got all the money in the world, they'd still want love.

It was a huge thrill, to step on a pitch of a championship like the World Cup, is a sensation that... You know, passes everything in your head.

I think a lot of what you do depends on the other people in the cast. It doesn't only depend on you the actor, but it depends on a variety of things, what the other actors are like.

The novel is never really in the first draft. The novel really happens in the revisions.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.