"The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past."

"Let's put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! It will be able to ride."

"Trust in God and keep your powder dry."

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

"I am not an optimist, but a fatalist."