Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.

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.

Life is about being optimistic and living life in despair is not the last resort of every problem

Have you had a 'relationship discussion' with God lately? Do you need to?

Belonging to a place isn't nearly as necessary as belonging to people you love and who love you and need you.

Lots of times I’m not crazy about the writing, but I keep moving ahead and somehow it gets better. The important thing is to move forward.

Memo to young journalists: Democratic victories are always ascribed to hope; Republican ones to rage.

Curst is the wretch enslaved to such a vice, Who ventures life and soul upon the dice.

You would be surprised of films that people just don't see. You know what I mean? I'm always working and I'm a film buff but I'm an old school film buff.

I'm higher than a hippie at Woodstock.

You can dress attractively without being immodest. Within the Lord’s guidelines, there is room for you to be lively, vibrant, and beautiful both in your dress and in your actions.

And love makes one calmer about many things, and in that way, one is more fit for one's work.