The influence exercised over the human mind by apt analogies is and has always been immense. Whether they translate an established truth into simple language or whether they adventurously aspire to reveal the unknown, they are among the most formidable weapons of the rhetorician.

Perfecting and selling your writing is a lifelong task. If you are a persistent writer, you can expect your abilities to improve with time. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

Air power is the most difficult of military force to measure or even express in precise terms.

If you make 10,000 regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

[The Balkans] produce more history than they can consume.