Sir, I may not have been always a Christian, but I am very sure that I have been a gentleman.

It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.

What the result means is that the Franco-German axis is in serious trouble. It's the end of a phase which began in 2002.

It is the duty of a doctor to prolong life and it is not his duty to prolong the act of dying.

Optimism, unaccompanied by personal effort, is merely a state of mind and not fruitful.

I heard that [Clarkson] said some petty things about someone I care deeply about, so I just made some petty remarks 'cause I'm a petty guy.

All books grow homilies by time; they are Temples, at once, and Landmarks.