In order to become a great man, one must first be a great rascal.

I built with my own hands ... a large swimming-pool which was filtered to limpidity and could be heated to supplement our fickle sunshine.

Air power is the most difficult of military force to measure or even express in precise terms.

We need to be strong in order to avoid war; and to win. A politician looks forward only to the next election. A statesman looks forward to the next generation. Any person who is over 30 and is not a conservative, has no brains.

The whole of northern Norway was covered with snow to depths which none of our soldiers had ever seen, felt, or imagined. There were neither snow-shoes nor skis - still less skiers. We must do our best. Thus began this ramshackle campaign.

The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

Some people did not like this ceremonious style. But after all when you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.