"I absolutely insist that all my boys are in bed before breakfast"

“Greater Germany - the dream of our fathers and grandfathers - is finally created.”

“I was anorexic in the '60s and '70s, although it wasn't called anorexia then. I thought people would be nicer to me if I looked very small and delicate, so food wasn't high on my agenda. But it is now.”

“Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”

“You just may be a redneck if your lawn furniture used to be your living room furniture.”

“For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but I think in some ways I was afraid to do it, and finally I just stepped up.”

“Mom?" I said. She turned. "Can I talk to you about something?" "Of course, darling. Come here." I took a few steps into the room. There was so much I wanted to say. "I need you to be --" I said, and then I started to cry. "Be what?" she said, opening her arms. "Not sad," I said.”

“I love a good fitted suit. England is known for men who can wear good suits.”

“We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.”