In England the more horses a nobleman has, the more popular he is. So long as the English are devoted to racing, Socialism has no chance with you.

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.

The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward

That's how all theater should be done - you only have one chance to see it and then it's gone. One night only.

Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive.

Broadway is one of the hardest things I've ever done.

I always feel compelled to lend my voice to things I strongly believe in.

I'll write you a check. I'll write you a check. How do you spell Sheamus?

Hell is not a place, it's a state of mind and body; hell is obsession with a voice, a face, a name.

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God