Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.

German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.

The conditions which now exist in Germany make it impossible for industrial production to reach the levels which the occupying powers agreed were essential for a minimum German peacetime economy.

The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany.

What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West.

We have learned that peace and well-being are indivisible and that our peace and well-being cannot be purchased at the price of peace or the well-being of any other country.

Invest in yourself, because you will only ever achieve the level of success that matches your level of wisdom.

I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.

Water is an issue, and, clearly, what's happening with the filth in our environment and the levels of carbon monoxide in our atmosphere are the really scary issues right now, the very troubling ones.

Nothing is so contagious as example.

Rich by nature, poor by policy' might be written over Canada's door.

Let the world know your dreams, my friend; realise them!

Sometimes it's what you don't say that counts.

Racism in America absolutely exists - it is an issue. We need to fix it. We're a great country - probably the greatest country but we could be a hell of a lot greater.

My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.

As a youngster in the projects, I definitely didn't have anything. So if you get something, you want to be able to give back and help others.