How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.
Wo nehm ich nur all die Zeit her, so viel nicht zu lesen?
Signori, chi ha qualcosa da dire si faccia avanti, e taccia.
When a culture feels that its end has come, it sends for a priest.
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.
A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards.
Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.