My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them.

If the present tries to sit in judgment of the past, it will lose the future.

My mother always seemed to me like a fairy princess: a radiant being possessed of limitless riches and power. She shone for me like the evening star. I loved her dearly.

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

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest

Just to paint is great fun ... Try it if you have not done so - before you die.