“Fate often enough will spare a man if his courage holds.”

“But of all the animals, man holds the fate of the world in his hands.”

“Indifference to fate which, though it often makes a villain of a man, is the basis of his sublimity when it does not.”

“As a man begins to understand the sacrifices he must make to live the life he dreams of, he often loses his courage for such a life.”

“That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.”

“Joseph Stalin was a great man; few other men of the 20th century approach his stature. He was simple, calm and courageous. He seldom lost his poise; pondered his problems slowly, made his decisions clearly and firmly; never yielded to ostentation nor coyly refrained from holding his rightful place with dignity. He was the son of a serf but stood calmly before the great without hesitation or nerves. But also—and this was the highest proof of his greatness—he knew the common man, felt his problems, followed his fate.”