"He who has once been a minister never quite ceases to be one."

"The statesman's task is to secure the future of his country."

"It is not by speeches and majorities that the great questions of the day are decided, but by iron and blood."

"The King is like a piece of wood, and I am the carpenter."

"Life is like being at the dentist. You always think the worst is still to come, and it is over already."