How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

"In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?"

"Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone."

"A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities."

I respect those who resist me; but I cannot tolerate them.