All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

Only those with no memory insist on their originality.

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!

The future ain't what it used to be.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.