An old battleax of a woman said to Winston Churchill, "If you were my husband I would put poison in your tea." Churchill's response, "Ma'am if you were my wife I would drink it.

I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes.

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

What is our policy? ... to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.

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.

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

Remember gentleman, it's not just France we're fighting for, it's Champagne!