Better pointed bullets than pointed words.

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.

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

O it's a snug little island! A right little tight little island!

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils.

A great magazine is sort of a net for ability.

Just listen to Chris Matthews on any given day and you will see what's acceptable on the Left

I've always believed in God. I remember once a guy asked me what it was like to be self-employed. I said, I'm not self employed. I work for God. The pay is good; He works me hard.

If you're truly obsessed over customers, it'll cover a lot of errors.

Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.

I want to be in cahoots with bands who want to make the record of their dreams.

I was really surprised when I started working and realized that you're actually on your own, a lot of the time. It makes you really responsible, as an actor.