One speaks with great respect of economists, if only because they represent such a variety of opinions.

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

The great vice of democracy is that for a generation we have been busy getting ourselves on to the list of beneficiaries and removing ourselves from the list of contributors, as if somewhere there was somebody else's effort on which we could thrive.

Men of genius are not to be analysed by commonplace rules. The rest of us who have been or are leaders, more commonplace in our quality, will do well to remember two things. One is never to forget posterity when devising a policy. The other is never to think of posterity when making a speech.

Experiment is necessary in establishing an academy, but certain principles must apply to this business of art as to any other business which affects the artistic tic sense of the community. Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language.

When people meet my wife they think better of me. They say: "With a wife like that, he can't be as bad as we thought".

Never take any notice of Anonymous letters, unless you get a few thousand on the same subject.