“Great men don't nessarily make good husbands.”

“I don't know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them.”

“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.”

“They say great themes make great novels.. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.”

“A wife should submit herself to her husband, her husband should make her great if he wants to enjoy her.”

“They say great times make great men. I don't buy it. I saw a lot of weakness, a lot of filth. People who should have risen to the challenge and either couldn't or wouldn't. Greed, fear, stupidity and hate. I saw it before the war, I see it today. [...] I don't know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them.”