"Independence, like honor, is a rocky island,..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.”

“The best medicine against the grapes of wrath is a whiff of grapeshot”

“My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.”

“On the tree, Future, we build our nest; and in our solitude eagles shall bring us nourishment in their beaks!”

“Marriage? I ain't got time for a husband or child. All my life I've looked after myself as if I was my own child.”

“I'm not in show business because I don't have to go to the meetings, I'm just not a part of it, I don't belong to it. When you "belong" to something. You want to think about that word, "belong." People should think about that: it means they own you. If you belong to something it owns you, and I just don't care for that. I like spinning out here like one of those subatomic particles that they can't quite pin down.”

“It is contended that those who have been bred at Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Westminster, that the public sentiment within each of those schools is high-toned and manly; that, in their playgrounds, courage is universally admired, meanness despised, manly feelings and generous conduct are encouraged: that an unwritten code of honor deals to the spoiled child of rank, and to the child of upstart wealth an even-handed justice, purges their nonsense out of both, and does all that can be done to make them gentlemen.”

“You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.”

“A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.”