Lord Mountbatten Quotes

I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.

It is a curious thing, but I have been right in everything I have done and said in my life.

No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew.

Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century.

I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province.

I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn.

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

I am much more intelligent than you think.

Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming.

Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.

The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.

If you've got it, wear it.

In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society.

My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.

Marriage to a very rich woman posed problems.

I suppose you can say I became an odd-job man.

Do you really think the IRA would think me a worthwhile target ?

What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?

I can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I've had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral.

My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.

Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.

Actually, I vote Labour, but my butler's a Tory.

I have been driven demented in my career.

You can divide my life into two.

As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.

The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job other than at one's best ability.

My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.