I hope we shall abolish war and settle all differences at the conference table.

I’d sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Think about yourself at least once in your life otherwise you may miss the best comedy in this world.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain.

You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.

Let us strive for the impossible. The great achievements throughout history have been the conquest of what seemed impossible.

I am a citizen of the world.

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

If you’re really truthful with yourself, it’s wonderful guidance.

I suppose that’s one of the ironies of life – doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

The deeper the truth in creative work, the longer it will live.

What a sad business, being funny

We must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature — or go insane.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning!

One murder makes a villain, millions a hero. Numbers sanctify.

The world is not composed of heroes and villains, but of men and women with all the passions that God has given them. The ignorant condemn, but the wise pity.

Machinery should be a blessing to mankind and not a curse.