"To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous."

“He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.”

“I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.”

Source : "Madeleine Albright: An Exclusive Interview". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 15, 2010.

“No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am.”

“She had worried that she would break if her heart broke, but she wasn't broken. she had lost everything, but she was not lost. It seemed a worthwhile thing to know.”

“The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance I thought it should, then the next one would fall short, and then the next one would go long.”

“I don't really like directing. I've had a good relationship with actors, but I can do what I do and back off. I don't want that much romancing. I don't want them to call me up at two in the morning saying, 'I don't know who I am.”

“I had a terrible job letting me do anything that wasn't comedy.”

“I was crazy for music as a high school kid and a college kid.”

Source : "Music of The O.C.: Interview With Music Supervisor Alexandra Patsavas". Interview with Chris Carle, www.ign.com. March 22, 2005.