Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.
Jeg fortalte min kone sandheden. Jeg fortalte, at jeg plejede at gå til en psykiater. Så fortalte hun mig, at hun plejede at gå til en psykiater, to rørlæggere og en bartender.
Man kan godt have en høj arbejdsmoral, selv om man springer over, hvor gærdet er lavest. Det er kun sportsfolk og andre idioter, der med vilje springer over, hvor det er højest
No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones.
Når en diplomat under en fest ser på sin lommekalender, er det ikke for at finde ud af, hvor han skal hen den næste dag, men for at blive klar over, hvor han er for øjeblikket.
When I came into power, I found that the party managers had taken it all to themselves. I could not name my own cabinet. They sold out every place to pay the election expenses.
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.