Chief of staff Quote by Mack McLarty

Machiavelli is the complete contrary of a machiavellian, since he describes the tricks of power and gives the whole show away. The seducer and…

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

I don't like being called 'macho.' Macho basically means stupid and a real Italian man is not macho, he's smart. That's smart in both…

— Andrea Bocelli

I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he…

— Salman Rushdie

“The truth is that Machiavelli did try to obtain a position from the Medici, but he did not write The Prince in order to…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

— Mario Monti

“Washington politician: navy tailored suit, hair graying at the temples, a smile for every constituent, blue eyes that could convey sincerity, anger, or righteous…

— R.D. Brady

Machiavelli had some cold tricks for people who wanted to be demagogues and wanted to take over the world.

— Mads Mikkelsen

Certainly, for a newspaper director, to have within arm's reach a Travaglio, about whom every starring actor, supporting cast and extra of Italian political…

— Indro Montanelli

I certainly appreciate the national love of 'The Italian Job,' and it's completely warranted. But I don't feel like our movie will compromise anybody…

— Seth Green

“Niccolò, for God’s sake, they accused me of being an accessory to murder, they said I planted a gun at that villa, they’ve indicted…

— Douglas Preston

Machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. He defined the political project as making the best of this flawed material. He…

— George Will

Italy should learn from the English system regarding security and civility.

— Gianluca Vialli