The Balkans arent worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).

What we learn from History is that no one learns from History

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

When you love another deeply, you gain strength. When you receive anothers deep love, you gain courage

Hot-blooded men make war. It’s up to cool-headed queens like us to make the peace.

There isn't any doubt I make strange combinations, but what to do on that problem?

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude.

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.

In all times it is only individuals that have advanced science, not the age.

Packer fans are nuts, man.

And what had he wanted? He'd never sat down to think about it. But mostly, he wanted yesterday to be different from today.

Suffice it to say that black and white are also colors... for their simultaneous contrast is as striking as that of green and red, for instance.

I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that's about all that's required.