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.

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.

I know many crooks and they never preach, but I don't know anyone who preaches that isn't a crook also.

With you, it's different. I can see the rest of my life before my eyes and that scares me a little. Men don't tame my wild heart but somehow I crossed your path and have never been the same since.

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

My mom shot and killed her last husband. Yeah, my dad used to say "Hey, dodged that bullet. Ha ha."

Jon Hamm was the first I thought of for the other role in [Keeping Up with the Joneses], I recently worked with him on Clear History, an HBO improv movie that we had done together.

The essence of apostasy is changing sides from that of the crucified to that of the crucifier.

Let individuals create real wealth, empower them, create something that they can leave for their children.

I took piano lessons when I was like 5 or 6 but that was a long time ago. I stopped when I was 13.

Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.

I'll continue to use Mac [McNamee] to train me. He's one of a kind.

I was a rebellious kid, always getting into trouble.