When people praise you, don't let it go to your head. When they criticize you, don't let it go to your heart.

If there be a God, I think he would like me to paint Africa British-Red as possible.

In order to save the 40,000,000 inhabitants of the United Kingdom from a bloody civil war, we colonial statesmen must acquire new lands to settle the surplus population, to provide new markets. [...] The Empire, as I have always said, is a bread and butter question.

Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.

To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets if I could; I often think of that. It makes me sad to see them so clear and yet so far.

When people praise you, don't let it go to your head. When they criticize you, don't let it go to your heart.

I contend that we are the first race in the world, and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race... If there be a God, I think that what he would like me to do is paint as much of the map of Africa British Red as possible...