“The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.”
Respect“It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.”
Best“The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.”
Respect“The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.”
Fear“The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”
Future“My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them.”
Life“War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.”
War“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
Courage“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
Freedom“In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.”
Politics“Great and good are seldom the same man.”
Good“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
Good“These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.”
Great“We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
Truth“The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.”
Power“We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills we shall never surrender.”
War“War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.”
Smile“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.”
Time“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.”
Power“It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.”
Best“When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.”
War“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Courage