With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help.

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.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive

The political face of Europe is one that has said very clearly that it wants cooperation and friendship with the United States.

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

It's so important to experience what your customers are experiencing and listen to their suggestions.

I have a pretty good record of winning in court.

When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together.

The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.

With the camera you might even not need the reporters. But, you see, media can't trust you to watch [Barack] Obama without them telling you what you just saw and analyzing it.

Can I ever know you / Or you know me?

Books should cost less and they should be digital.