Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

How fortunate it was for the world that when these great trials came upon it there was a generation that terror could not conquer and brutal violence could not enslave.

Already by 1900 I could boast I had written as many books as Moses.

Everybody stumbles across a golden opportunity at least once in a lifetime. Unfortunately most people just pick themselves up, dust themselves down, and walk away from it.

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

If we win, nobody will care. If we lose, there will be nobody to care.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.