As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Success is the child of audacity.

Silence is the only answer you should give to the fools. Where ignorance speaks, intelligence should not give advices.

The press of Italy is free, freer than the press of any other country, so long as it supports the regime.

Democracy is talking itself to death. The people do not know what they want; they do not know what is the best for them. There is too much foolishness, too much lost motion. I have stopped the talk and the nonsense. I am a man of action. Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day.

Blood alone literally moves the wheels of history.

It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.

A lot of artists fail when they try to act, and they flop. So when I get into acting, it’s going to be to do it well, something good, something of quality. I want people to say, ‘Wow, that movie’ – or that show or whatever – ‘turned out really well.

To all the musicians, to the Academy, with all due respect, reggaeton is part of our Latin culture. And its representing as much as any other genre at the worldwide level.

I like being comfortable at airports, in flip-flops with no jewelry on.