He (Frederick II) famously describe Poland as an 'artichoke, ready to be consumed leaf by leaf

Literature is an ethical leap. It is a moral decision. A perilous exercise in constant failure. Literature should have grievances, because there are so many grievances in the world.

Finding is for things that are lost. You don't need to find me, Mayor.

Bernie Sanders would say, "You still have millions of African Americans who aren't insured, and if we had a single-payer system, that wouldn't be the case." And that's true.

The British are apt to make merits of their stupidities, and to represent their various incapacities as points of good breeding.

Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.

If you do not surrender, I shall be forced to shoot you through the head with a rather large bullet.

America's view of apartheid is simple and straightforward: We believe it is wrong. We condemn it. And we are united in hoping for the day when apartheid will be no more.

I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.

Sometimes, when you are in the public eye, you just really need to just be part of the crowd, and look at other people rather than other people look at you.

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.