Since a politician never believes what he says he is surprised when others believe him.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

We don't get to chose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.

When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read, " we postpone "reading to learn" - learning itself - by years.

Today, I challenge you to pay it forward. You don't need to save a village—only one lost soul. Be the reflection of Christ and shine His light. The cost is little, but the reward is rich.

What an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world!

Nothing is the force that renovates the World.

In the mind of every artist there is a masterpiece

The hardest obstacle I've had to overcome is complacency.

Creativity is always from the beyond.

I sometimes think that I think too much. Sometimes I envy the ignorant. I envy people who can just turn it off and be blissful and not care. But that isn't me. I just have never found a way.

I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.