We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed, to forget the feuds of a thousand years and work for the larger harmonies on which the future depends.

Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... " Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?" Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price

Curse ruthless time! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it!

There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained. Having a family guarantees that you have a built in support system, and although that support system may not always be what you want it to be, when it comes down to the wire, your family will love you and stand behind you, no matter what.

I cannot help reflecting that if my father had been American and my mother British instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own.

The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the future of Christian civilisation.