I have nothing to declare except my genius. (Oscar Wildeupon arriving at U.S. customs 1882)

His ignorance is encyclopedic (Abba Eban)

I begin by taking.I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right. (Frederick (II) the Great)

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed.Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as beingself-evident. (Arthur Schopenhauer)

If a man does his best, what else is there? (General George S. Patton)