"I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together."

"War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means."

"A conqueror is always a lover of peace."

"To secure peace is to prepare for war."

"I've only seen a handful of short clips of my U.S. Open win. I remember how I did it; I don't need to watch a video."

"The secret of success is sincerity."

"To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction."

"My wife Elizabeth and I started The Really Terrible Orchestra for people like us who are pretty hopeless musicians who would like to play in an orchestra. It has been a great success. We give performances we've become the most famous bad orchestra in the world."