If the 19th [century] was the century of the individual (liberalism means individualism), you may consider that this is the "collective" century, and therefore the century of the state.

We do not argue with those who disagree with us, we destroy them.

If I advance; follow me. If I retreat; kill me. If I die; avenge me! It is better to live one day as a lion than one-hundred years as a sheep!

I have been a racist since 1921. I don't know how they can think I'm imitating Hitler.

The press of Italy is free, freer than the press of any other country, so long as it supports the regime.

Silence is the only answer you should give to the fools. Where ignorance speaks, intelligence should not give advices.

The Socialists ask what is our program? Our program is to smash the heads of the Socialists.

Yes, a dictator can be loved. Provided that the masses fear him at the same time. The crowd love strong men. The crowd is like a woman.

Italian journalism is free because it serves one cause and one purpose... mine!

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.

If only we can give them faith that mountains can be moved, they will accept the illusion that mountains are moveable, and thus an illusion may become reality.

Storytellers have as profound a purpose as any who are charged to guide and transform human lives. I knew it as an ancient discipline and vocation to which everyone is called.

Synthetic chocolate sounds wrong.

Dogs are always going to come up short if you insist on defining them as a weird kind of cat.

How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!

We shall be everything to each other. Nothing else in the world is of any consequence.

The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.

I like to play music that people can feel deeply but it's also interesting to listen to - a nice balance between cathartic and pop music.

Our tendency is to be converted to church and not to Christ.

These are a few of my favorite things.

You're like this little blip of light that lasts for a very brief time and you can shine as brightly as you choose.