The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Mr Speaker, I withdraw my statement that half the cabinet are asses - half the cabinet are not asses.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose.

Little things affect little minds.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

There is no education like adversity.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

The most important thing you can teach actors is to understand plays.

I would live in a communist country providing I was the Queen.

If you can't take both sides, it means you can only play yourself.

The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place.

The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors.