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

You can divide my life into two.

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

The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

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

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

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