I have loved my German people and my fatherland with a warm heart.

Armenia was always a minority nation. The Armenians were annihilated by the Russians and then by the Turks.

Oppression is the essence of power.

I do not feel guilty of any war crimes, I have only done my duty as an intelligence organ, and I refuse to serve as an ersatz for Himmler.

There is no human law or law of God or national law that states that any healthy being has to permit the snake to eat the mouse - but on the other hand, it is perfectly justified to defend the mouse.

I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my people were led this time by men who were not soldiers and that crimes were committed of which I had no knowledge.

Russia demanded Armenian territories, very cleverly using long-standing, bitter fights between Armenians and Turks.

Pain cannot be ignored. However, it can be endured.

I know that I cannot control anyone else's actions but my own, and how I choose to react to situations.

Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation.

There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.

I try not to respond with a pep talk, such as, "Everyone has talent, just try, you'll see." I skirt those kinds of answers.

One common fate we both must prove; You die with envy, I with love.

I was a good surfer because we grew up a block from the water, and my father took us to the ocean the way other fathers take their kids to the park.

There's a gaping difference between the United States of America and Putin's Russia.

If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to population there would be!