War, at first, is the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off.
—Karl Kraus
An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
—Karl Kraus
When someone behaves like a beast, he says, "After all, one is only human." But when he is treated like a beast, he says, "After all, one is human.
—Karl Kraus