A.R. Von Quotes

War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations - war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means.

What we should admire is the acute fulfillment of the unspoken assumptions, the smooth harmony of the whole activity, which only become evident in the final success.

Where execution is dominant, as it is in the individual events of a war whether great or small, then intellectual factors are reduced to a minimum.

War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy.

Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.

The heart of France lies between Brussels and Paris.

No matter the truth, people see what they want to see.

I'll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books!

I don't eat chicken abortions!

It's physics. Pure physics, I'm falling fast and faster still. So fall with me. Fall down with me. And stay.

Sometimes a b.f.f makes you go W.T.F but without them we'd all be a little less richer in our lives .

the only way to tolerate the thought of her mother sleeping with that man was to get drunk-very drunk.

Smart, truly hilarious, and entirely sympathetic. Like a hot bubble bath or a holiday at the beach, you won't want it to end.

It really kind of sucked to be close to someone for so long and then suddenly not be anything anymore.

But she'd wanted him there and there he was. A lamb ready for slaughter.

You want to fly in jets, and I just want to fly" -Baby Carlyle

But I've always been fascinated with that prettiest-girl-in-the-class person that I never was, getting inside her head and showing that she's just as tormented and messed up as everybody else.

I remember, in my senior year, one of my teachers taking me aside and saying: 'You look really tired.' This was when I was being a bad kid and she knew that something was wrong.

I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it.

I have no sense of what I should or shouldn't talk about. I just blather. Which is why it's fun to write 'Gossip Girl.' I do tend to just talk about anything.

When I meet other parents and they're more 'mumsy' than I am - you know, I don't want to be 'mumsy,' but I'm like, 'Were you always like that or... what happened?

So Mr.Bass why do you think you should become an Usher?" asked the interviewer.Chuck smiled. Because I'm Chuck Bass.

I feel something vibrating and I really hope it's your phone." Serana told Dan, who blushed.

Who has time to make up stories when the truth is so much more interesting?

'Gossip Girl' came out in rapid succession over two years, so the endings always had to be suspenseful so that you couldn't wait for the next one.

oh my god, she couldn't help thinking. I have hairy legs and I'm going to die alone.

I usually wouldn't be this close to you without a tetnus shot.

The girls show more skin these days, but I think, generally, they behave the same way as when I was growing up.

When I was 16, 17, 18 years old, I felt like I had seen it all and done it all, and I was really kind of negative about everything.

I'd never really babysat. I feel like I'm Blair, or 'Gossip Girl.' A teenager, basically - and now suddenly I'm a mom?

I avoid the young adult section altogether if possible, although it's sometimes fun to catch a girl lying on the floor, reading "Gossip Girl."

I guess I was popular in high school.

I'm just a crazy person. I mean, I really didn't have any trouble coming up with weird ways for people to die. I think I'm just very twisted!

Oh, don't be a spoilsport. Gossip is sexy. Gossip is good. Not everybody does it, but everybody should!

I was born to murder the world.

Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work.

The older you get, the more you should learn to love life and appreciate the beauty that comes with age.

You can actually be intimate with the universe.

Women never cease to impress and inspire me.

You can learn a lot from my mistakes more than my success.

The easier your hair is to manage the happier you'll be with it and the prettier you'll feel.

Taste is acquired. You may have to unlearn a taste for chocolate or ice cream.

When a woman becomes her individual most effective close friend existence is simpler.

Simplicity and sexiness, that's what people want. At a price that's not outrageous.

Prepare your food attractively and serve it nicely.

When I was young, I lived like an old woman, and when I got old, I had to live like a young person.

I don't care about fashion, I care about women.

I am a traveler. I am a nomad. I rarely sleep in the same bed more than three or four nights. And I know hotel life better than anyone.

It's important to leave your face without makeup for a while after waking up...Let your skin breathe a while before applying your makeup, even if it means waking up a bit earlier.

What's important to me is to share, and being inspired, and inspiring.