I must place on record my regret that the human race ever learned to fly.

The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment, but to secure a convenience. [On diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China]

The belief that security can be obtained by throwing a small state to the wolves is a fatal delusion.

We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity.

We shape our homes and then our homes shape us.

It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter

The tank was originally invented to clear a way for the infantry in the teeth of machine-gun fire. Now it is the infantry who will have to clear a way for the tanks.