It may be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their minds.

Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.

I am very glad there are quite a number of people born with a gift and a liking for all of this; like great chessplayers who play sixteen games at once blindfold and die quite soon of epilepsy. Serve them right! I hope the Mathematicians, however, are well rewarded. I promise never to blackleg their profession nor take the bread out of their mouths.

Perfect solutions of our difficulties are not to be looked for in an imperfect world.

An American diplomat is sometimes like a bull who carries his own china shop around with him.

The salvation of the common people of every race and of every land from war or servitude must be established on solid foundations and must be guarded by the readiness of all men and women to die rather than submit to tyranny.

You know, in war, you don't have to be nice. You only have to be right.