There's no dignity, no decency, or health today for men that haven't got a job. All other things depend on work today.

If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports which put your life in danger from time to time. It breeds a saneness in dealing with day to day trivialities which probably cannot be got in any other way, and a habit of quick decisions.

It's not the end of the world at all," he said. "It's only the end for us. The world will go on just the same, only we shan't be in it. I dare say it will get along all right without us.

I never was in such a horrid office . . . It's not very nice to be where people are being swindled all day long, is it?

Everybody pays lip service to the safety of the aeroplane, but nobody is prepared to pay for it.

You cannot argue stupidity, you just have to accept it patiently as one of those things.

Some games are fun even when you lose. Even when you know you're going to lose before you start. It's fun just playing them.