man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

The most significant event of the 20th century will be the fact that the North Americans speak English.

The luxury of one's own opinion.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.