Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa.
Harold MacMillanIt has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.
Harold MacMillanIf people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.
Harold MacMillanYou will find the Americans much as the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar, bustling people more vigorous than we are and also more idle, with more unspoiled virtues but also more corrupt.
Harold MacMillanWe do not intend to part from the Americans and we do not intend to be satellites. I am sure they do not want us to be so. The stronger we are, the better partners we shall be; and I feel certain that as the months pass we shall draw continually closer together with mutual confidence and respect.
Harold MacMillan