Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.

German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.

Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.

The conditions which now exist in Germany make it impossible for industrial production to reach the levels which the occupying powers agreed were essential for a minimum German peacetime economy.

The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany.

What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West.

We have learned that peace and well-being are indivisible and that our peace and well-being cannot be purchased at the price of peace or the well-being of any other country.

And this new air was so delicious, and all his old life seemed so far away, that he forgot for a moment about his bruises and his aching muscles.

Appreciate what you have, while you have it, or you’ll learn what it meant to you after you lose it.

It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

Much as I have no wish to hurt anyone's feelings, my first obligation has not been to be nice but to be true to my perhaps peculiar memories, experiences and feelings.

Let wife and child perish, and lay bricks for your last crust, rather than part with an iota of your [copy]rights.

By 1899, we had learned to tame the darkness but not the Texas heat.

New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.

Everyday life became infused with urgency as I tried to speak and act in ways that fit the holy script and glorified God in new contexts.

I'm not anti-Jew. Jews are respected by everyone, like all human beings, and I respect them very much.

Affairs are just as disillusioning as marriage, and much less restful.