The German people were not denied, however, the possibility of improving their lot by hard work over the years. Industrial growth and progress were not denied them.

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.

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

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.

Many a time, we let go of some really good ideas just because we feel they are too controversial.

When I was a kid, I had trouble at school because of my learning disabilities. Carving is my body compensating for the lack of other skills.

Film is difficult to explain because it is easy to understand.

Injections are the best thing ever invented for feeding doctors.

We still need to have one beautiful lady standing there.

If the foot of the trees were not tied to earth, they would be pursuing me; For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.

Of all treasures of knowledge, the most vital is the knowledge of God, his existence, powers, love, and promises.

Civility isn't just some optional value in a multicultural, multistate democratic republic. Civility is the key to civilization.

People respond to political characters in archetypal ways. A fun game is to think of a politician and ask, "Which god is that? Are they like Aries? Are they like Athena?"