I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood.
I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.
I'm an old sinner. Nothing shocks me.
I have found that great ideas come when you have a great desire to have them.
My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist.
I do not wish to lose my temper because very shortly I will lose my head. Nevertheless, upon leaving this spark of earthly existence, I have this to say: I shall see you all very soon ... very soon.