"He must not cultivate his friends, but cultivate his friendships within himself. They must be kept, cared for, watered."

"My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail."

"Eventually, I'd like one monitor at the North Pole, one at the South, and two at the equator, big monitors switching images back and forth."

"He was a skilful parliamentarian who had an uncanny grasp of the manoeuvrings within the different parties. This, coupled with charm, persuasiveness and an ability to get on with politicians of all pa…"

"in the next four years he would fight unrelentingly against all forms of restrictive practices. The threat to the German economy came not so much from the Social Democrats as from opposition within th…"