Quotes

Nothing is inevitable until it happens.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.

Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.

The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.

Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.

For me, it's all about keeping an open mind; if you are always learning then you are always improving.

If you're gonna do a job, do it properly.

I care more about Curtis than I do about selfies and looking good.

I like my extreme sports.

People see me with sparkles and fake tan but nobody knows what I am like!

The thing with perfection is that it's never perfect.

It doesn't bother me or Curtis being questioned about our sexuality and it probably happens more because we're dancers. That stereotype is disappearing, but people always made ignorant, short-sighted comments when we were growing up.

I'm a very positive person, glass half full.

I'm super-hygienic.

I get to perform in front of millions of people on Saturday nights, I get to choreograph and dance and nothing can bring me down.

I exercise every day, whether it's weight sessions in the gym, runs wearing a 20kg weighted vest, or going for long walks.