Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.

You haven't learned life's lesson very well if you haven't noticed that you can give the tone or colour, or decide the reaction you want of people in advance. It's unbelievable simply. If you want them to take an interest in you, take an interest in them first. If you want to make them nervous, become nervous yourself...It's as simple as that. People will treat you as you treat them. It's no secret. Look about you. You can prove it with the next person you meet.

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.

When you feel you cannot continue in your position for another minute, and all that is in human power has been done, that is the moment when the enemy is most exhausted, and when one step forward will give you the fruits of the struggle you have borne

Unteachable from infancy to tomb — There is the first & main characteristic of mankind.

Success is often nothing more than moving from one failure to another with undiminished enthusiasm.

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.