Who aspires must down as low As high he soar'd.
Armenia was always a minority nation. The Armenians were annihilated by the Russians and then by the Turks.
Oppression is the essence of power.
I do not feel guilty of any war crimes, I have only done my duty as an intelligence organ, and I refuse to serve as an ersatz for Himmler.
There is no human law or law of God or national law that states that any healthy being has to permit the snake to eat the mouse - but on the other hand, it is perfectly justified to defend the mouse.
I have loved my German people and my fatherland with a warm heart.
The quicker humanity advances, the more important it is to be the one who deals the first blow.
My job as an actor has inspired generations of children to become doctors. My job as a writer has opened up the minds of millions. My job as a director has produced masterpieces that will be taught in film school for ages.
I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic and essential human is the woman, and all that we're doing is trying to brighten up the place. That's why all the birds who belong to our sex have prettier feathers - because males have got to try and justify their existence.
I kind of talk about songwriting in the sense that it's really not my job to try to state hard truths. I'm not out to say this is what truth is, this is what's false, this is reality, this is not reality. What I prefer is to try to create a space where truth can move.
There is one thing that has disappeared, not just from the U. S. but from the entire world, is the idea of ever being embarrassed by anything.