"History is simply a piece of paper covered with a jumble of figures."

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

"The more I see of the world, the more I am convinced that the only way to get anything done is to do it yourself."

"Russia is never as strong as she looks, and never as weak as she looks."

"The greatest danger to Germany's future is not the French or the Russians, but the Germans themselves."