“In war I would deal with the Devil and his grandmother”

When there’s a person, there’s a problem. When there’s no person, there’s no problem.

Words are one thing – deeds something entirely different. Fine words are a mask to cover shady deeds. A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

He who votes does not have power. He who counts the votes has power.

Everybody has a right to be stupid, but some people abuse the privilege.

The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last drop of blood for our towns and villages…onward, to victory!

A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

Nowadays wars are not declared. They simply start.

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a ‘peace conference,’ you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

Die, but do not retreat.

Ah, these diplomats! What chatterboxes! There’s only one way to shut them up – cut them down with machine guns. Bulganin, go and get me one!

Artillery is the god of war.

We do not want a single foot of foreign territory; but of our territory we shall not surrender a single inch to anyone.

Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.

To choose one’s victims, to prepare one’s plan minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then to go to bed… There is nothing sweeter in the world.

Music’s a good thing, it calms the beast in the man.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still.

All the happiness, self-confidence, and support you’re seeking is already within you.

Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn’t getting any acting jobs.

Find your confidence, lead with love, the rest will follow.

I don’t know if I was put on this Earth for a purpose or not. But I’m fairly confident that I’ll be taken off of it for one.

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything – even if you have no clue what you’re doing.

If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.

I’ve always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble.