To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

We had been hopelessly labouring to plough waste lands; to make nationality grow in a place full of the certainty of God… Among the tribes our creed could be only like the desert grass – a beautiful swift seeming of spring; which, after a day’s heat, fell dusty.

Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true.

I prefer lies to truth, especially when the lies are about me.

Mankind has had ten-thousand years of experience at fighting and if we must fight, we have no excuse for not fighting well.

A thick headcloth forms a good protection against the sun, and if you wear a hat your best Arab friends will be ashamed of you in public.

It seems to me that the conquest of the air is the only major task for our generation.