Men do not know how to appreciate and measure luck except that of others. Their own never.

Democracy is always, by nature and constitution, the triumph of mediocrity.

Fascism rewarded jackasses in uniform. Democracy gives privileges to those in sports' gear. In Italy, political regimes come to pass. Jackasses remain. Triumphant.

The love of power excludes all others.

You give Italy Jesus Christ and you get the Roman Catholic Church.

Pertini has interpreted as their best the worst about Italians.

Cynics are all moralists, and merciless too.

An Italian university is a contradiction in terms.

Which ever one of you will want to become a journalist, let him remember to choose his own master: the reader.

Servitude, in many cases, is not forced upon by the masters, but a temptation of the servants.

Politicians do nothing but ask of us, during every expiration of a legal statute, "a gesture of trust." But here trust is not enough; what's needed is an act of faith.

If you think you need to forgive anyone....you got it all wrong.

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body it's truly love.

Love lieth deep; Love dwells not in lip-depths.

The free conversation of a friend is what I would prefer to any environment.

Just because something causes you to have a feeling of aesthetic beauty does not make it a work of art.

I'm so fat and I'm so depressed; last night I tried to hang myself - but the rope broke.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

I have always felt that everybody on earth goes about in disguise.

Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.

Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them... your smile, your hope, and your courage.