Let us set up a standard around which the brave and the loyal can rally.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up.

The only way a man can remain consistent amid changing circumstances is to change with them while preserving the same dominating purpose.

I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon

When Iraq becomes strong enough in our opinion to stand alone, we shall be in a position to state that our task has been fulfilled, and that Iraq is an independent sovereign state. But this cannot be said while we are forced year after year to spend very large sums of money on helping the Iraqi government to defend itself and maintain order.

There is a good saying to the effect that when a new book appears one should read an old one. As as author I would not recommend too strict an adherence to this saying.