One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

We all have to go. Let us create something which will stay longer or forever.

The fear of being alone is a great obstacle to attracting the relationship that is right for you.

Q: Best part about being a musical theatre book writer?A: Explaining what that is.

Power lasts ten years

Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.

It is not what you think should be, but what is, that is interesting. When you have the expectation that something should be such and such a way, you will never learn what your nature wants.

For me, being an innovator doesn't mean being more intelligent, more rich, it's not a word, it's an action.

You don't need to have extraordinary effort to achieve extraordinary results. You just need to do the ordinary, everyday things exceptionally well.

With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.