Russians, in the knowledge of inexhaustible supplies of manpower, are accustomed to accepting gigantic fatalities with comparative calm.

War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

The nastiness of women [in the 14th century] was generally perceived at the close of life when a man began to worry about hell, and his sexual desire in any case fading.

To put on the garment of legitimacy is the first aim of every coup.

More than a code of manners in war and love, Chivalry was a moral system, governing the whole of noble life.

Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government, and when combined with a position of power even more so.

The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion.

What his imagination is to the poet, facts are to the historian. His exercise of judgment comes in their selection, his art in their arrangement.

Business, like a jackal, trotted on the heels of war.

One must stop conducting research before one has finished. Otherwise, one will never stop and never finish.

Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.

Love is the most powerful catalyst. It can change a heart and the world.

Discord occasions a momentary distress to the ear which remains unsatisfied and even uneasy until it hears something better.

It appears, then, that ethics, as a branch of knowledge, is nothing more than a department of psychologyand sociology.

Let's leave it all alone. I'm stupidest when I try to be funny.

Under the imaginary table that separates me from my readers, don’t we secretly clasp each other’s hands?

Your motivation should be sincere and your life should be of benefit to some people. That is the main thing. Don't care after my death.

I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that's consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work.

We believe that colleges have a fundamental responsibility, if you're located in an urban area, to turn outward and address the needs of the communities you serve.

Life is a long pilgrimage from fear to love.

I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.