What I wanted was simple: to preserve what existed.

Italy is a geographical expression.

I am a rock of order.

History is the true school of politics.

Choosing individual stocks without any idea of what you're looking for is like running through a dynamite factory with a burning match.

-- Joel Greenblatt

I regard all the world as my country, and I believe that I should be very welcome everywhere.

-- Peter Paul Rubens

Long live free Quebec!

-- Charles de Gaulle

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

-- George Washington

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

-- Theodore Roosevelt

A nation should not have permanent friends, only permanent interests.

-- Otto von Bismarck