That conflict between the reach for the divine and the lure of earthly things was to be the central problem of the Middle Ages.

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.

For some women, they need a man. For others, men need them.

I will be the greatest jobs producer that God ever created.

Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?

Do you know we are ruled by T.V.?

Dream the impossible dream.

If you just believe in me. I will love you endlessly.

I'm rubber and you're glue," I told Satan, " and everything that bounces of me sticks to you.

Love is our only weapon. Only love can turn mere life into a miracle, and draw precious meaning from suffering and fear.

Appearance is everything. I find that a view is secondary. Even in those apartments on the East River, it's dull, looking out at those little boats.

I'm an optimist about humanity in general, I suppose.