We shall use only peaceful means and we shall not permit any other kind of method.

One of the delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory.

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all ... but very tough, and for years no one has been able to bite into it.

China has no income tax, no unemployment and not a single soldier outside its borders.

You have opened a new chapter in the relations of the American and Chinese people... I am confident that this beginning of our friendship will certainly meet with majority support of our two peoples.

Earth and high heaven are fixed of old and founded strong.

You look wise, pray correct that error.

No matter how hard it gets, I’d rather be a soldier drowning in my own blood than a coward in my own piss

Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.

The dignity of man is vindicated as much by the thinker and poet as by the statesman and soldier.

Evie didn’t mind yelling, but she hated feeling judged. It got under her skin and made her feel small and ugly and unfixable.

Do not cherish suffering. Don't act like a fool. Don't think that your suffering is going to accelerate your spiritual progress.

Global governance need not take a democratic form.

It is a maxim of cryptology that what one man can devise, another can unravel. This principle keeps armies of tax lawyers and accountants employed, but adds nothing to our national productivity.

The good life is one that's artistically made.