It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die that the country may live

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.

The king must die so that the country can live.

Softness to traitors will destroy us all.

Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil.

Citizens, did you want a revolution without revolution?

When a Banker jumps out of a window, jump after him - that's where the money is.

By sealing our work with our blood, we may see at least the bright dawn of universal happiness.

The aim of constitutional government is to preserve the Republic; that of revolutionary government is to lay its foundation.

When you reframe problems as projects or opportunities, they will cease to bother you and begin to stimulate you.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.

Until I can feel as ecstatic about having a baby as I felt about going to New Zealand to search for giant squid, I cannot have a baby.

The French Revolution was nothing but a precursor of another revolution, one that will be bigger, more solemn, and which will be the last.

Every life viewed from the inside is a series of defeats.

People are not heterosexual or homosexual, just sexual.

Self-pity - it's the only pity that counts.

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.