The more the planners, the worse the plans.

We are not at war with Egypt. We are in an armed conflict.

If you've broken the eggs, you should make the omelette.

I am one of a rare breed of true politicians who definitely say what they may or may not mean with absolute certainty.

You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.

Nothing is more destructive of human dignity than a rule which imposes a mute and blind obedience.

Every succeeding scientific discovery makes greater nonsense of old-time conceptions of sovereignty.

Anthony's father was a mad baronet and his mother a very beautiful woman. That's Anthony-half mad baronet, half beautiful woman.

Man should be master of his environment, not its slave. That is what freedom means.

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

We cannot agree that an act of plunder which threatens the livelihood of many nations should be allowed to succeed.

The love of power is either due to low or overly high self-esteem.

In human affairs, the best stimulus for running ahead is to have something we must run from.

Leisure, some degree of it, is necessary to the health of every man's spirit.

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.

This is the problem with over-crowded inner-city schools there aren't enough parts for everyone in the nativity story.

When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.

If indeed the death of a child is part of a larger plan, you wonder if God ever considered a smaller plan.

I only want to make movies I want to see. That may mean my career is somewhat limited, but that is my version of integrity. No matter how it performs or how it's received, I can be okay with it.

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

Those who are pleased with the fewest things know the least, as those who are pleased with everything know nothing.