“Democracy is talking itself to death. The people do not know what they want; they do not know what is the best for them.”

The state reserves the right to be the sole interpreter of the needs of society.

War is to man what maternity is to a woman

There is too much foolishness, too much lost motion. I have stopped the talk and the nonsense. I am a man of action. Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day.

There is no masterpiece. The artist has failed. The task was superior to his capacities.

We deny your internationalism, because it is a luxury which only the upper classes can afford.

A century of Fascism. For if the nineteenth century was a century of individualism it may be expected that this will be the century of collectivism and hence the century of the State.

State ownership! It leads only to absurd and monstrous conclusions; state ownership means state monopoly, concentrated in the hands of one party and its adherents, and that state brings only ruin and bankruptcy to all.

The measures adopted to restore public order are: First of all, the elimination of the so-called subversive elements. … They were elements of disorder and subversion.

People are tired of liberty. They have had a surfeit of it. Liberty is no longer a chaste and austere virgin…. Today’s youth are moved by other slogans…Order, Hierarchy, Discipline.

We do not argue with those who disagree with us, we destroy them.

The press of Italy is free, freer than the press of any other country, so long as it supports the regime.

All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.

For the Fascist, everything is the State, and nothing human or spiritual exists, much less has value, outside the State. In this sense Fascism is totalitarian.

Three cheers for the war. Three cheers for Italy’s war and three cheers for war in general. Peace is hence absurd or rather a pause in war.

One moment on the battlefield is worth a thousand years of peace.

Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands and an infinite scorn in our hearts.

Bring acceptance and compassionate self-talk. Say nice things to yourself – you’re the only one listening. Tell yourself, I am doing the best I can.

Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.

I’m really good at being sarcastic with guys. That’s the best way to hang out with them, because that’s what guys . They don’t want the quiet, prissy little things.

I love Tony Jaa. He’s one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.

And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.

Remember the mind is your best muscle, BIG ARMS can move rocks, but BIG WORDS can move mountains. Ride the brain train for success.

But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.