"It (is) a precious gift, and rare, to hear birds warbling all year long." ~ Desiree Clary Bernadotte (Queen Desidaria)
"A lady need never apologize." ~ Joseph de Bonaparte
"Fortune favors the bold. One doesn't win glory by hiding behind the lines." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
"Mediocrity is never a desirable destination....At least, not when practice might transform mediocrity to competence, or even skill." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
"Frivolity is destructive, and complacency is corrosive...." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
"Ambition is never content, even at the summit of greatness." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
"Both bread and circus are important to the masses." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Slavery is perhaps worse for the soul of the slave owner than for the slave himself. ~ Josephine de Beauharnais Bonaparte
"Love is in no way essential to a successful marriage." ~ General Léonard Duphot
"Winning is all for nothing if one does not take advantage of success." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
A crown is both a great gift and an onerous burden. ~ Desiree Clary Bernadotte (Queen Desidaria)
History is often too good to be true. Especially when it is true. ~ Governor George Pataki