I have often regretted what I have eaten, but never what I have drunk.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).

What we learn from History is that no one learns from History

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

You look at beauty because it is one of the few profound things that humans can do.

Nothing you write if you hope to be any good will ever come out as you first hoped.

Change can be frightening, and the temptation is often to resist it. But change almost always provides opportunities - to learn new things, to rethink tired processes, and to improve the way we work.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

I'm making people that happy. How cool is that? That's my job.

...when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.

Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.

Let me guess, Velkan wants to see me? (Esperetta) No. The only thing His Highness would like to see in regards to you, Princess, is your disembowelment. (Raluca)

I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.