Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

Yes, it is Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals, it is Europe, it is the whole of Europe, that will decide the fate of the world.