“A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.”

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.

What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.

Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.

Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.

I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don’t think that I was that literal.

The way a dancer can bring the crowd to its feet with a drawn-out, well-executed pirouette is the excitement I wanted to capture with this design.

The country’s top chefs, designers, media personalities and businesses are part of this dynamic city. We know that Chicagoans are used to the highest standards.

Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.

When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.

White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.

Up to a point, it is better to just let the snags [bugs] be there than to spend such time in design that there are none.

Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .