"Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"

"Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting"

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way"

"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there"

"Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it"

"Business is the salt of life"

"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"