The years go by one after the other; time slips past us with out our being aware of it; we grow old like ordinary men and we shall end like them.

I am the State. [Fr., L'etat c'est moi.]

One king, one law, one faith.

It is legal because I wish it.

Impatience for victory guarantees defeat

In every treaty, insert a clause which can easily be violated, so that the entire agreement can be broken in case the interests of the State make it expedient to do so.

Only small minds want always to be right.

Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

Has God forgotten everything I've done for him ?

First feelings are always the most natural.

They can't see your painThey can't see your sadness They will smile if you smile to themThey will leave you if you frown to them

You don’t read to exercise the mind but to take voyages

Good things are not done in a hurry.

Now both my films have been number one at the Australian box office and it took about two years just to get the finance for this film, so if it's hard for me then God help everyone else.

My girlfriend is Jewish. But it's easier to buy her a Christmas present and then break it into 8 pieces.

Being consumed by what people think of you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks of you.

I have no axe to grind; only my thoughts to burnish.

People are always surprised when they see me speak live that I have a sense of humor. And I say, Well, you know, there's not much opportunity to laugh when you're reporting the dread news of the day.

I like dramas. I've always liked dramas. And I'm a pretty light person. I don't consider myself a very dramatic person. But I do like doing that onscreen.

Only someone who had cried a great deal understands why someone else wants to stop the tears.