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

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

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?

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

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

My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.

I am much more intelligent than you think.