“We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.”

A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.

Politics is the art of the possible.

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

Great men have great dogs.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.

I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.

Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.

Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.

I try to remind myself that all of this could be over tomorrow, because I could wake up and magically be 35 feet tall and not be able to act in movies anymore.

I fear I am and will always be the river emptying into your sea.

I painted the walls of my room with all my secret tears, filling the empty space with false hopes and fears.

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

I’m just going to have to grow old, because I’m too terrified to have anything done.

A fighter has to know fear.

No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.