If you put two economists xin a room, you get two opinions, unless one of them is Lord Keynes, in which case you get three opinions.

When I look round to see how we can win the war, I see that there is only one sure path . . . and that is absolutely devastating, exterminating attack by very heavy bombers from this country upon the Nazi homeland.

People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time of difficulty.

My greatest good fortune in a life of brilliant experiences has been to find you, and to lead my life with you. I don't feel far away from you out here at all. I feel very near in my heart; and also I feel that the nearer I get to honour, the nearer I am to you.

If Hitler invaded Hell, I'd find something nice to say about the Devil himself.

Put together a seaman, soldier and airman and what do you get? The sum of all fears.

The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.