Honore de Balzac

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.