No matter how enmeshed a commander becomes in the elaboration of his own thoughts, it is sometimes necessary to take the enemy into account.

We were not made by Nature to work, or even to play, from eight o'clock in the morning till midnight. We ought to break our days and our marches into two.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea. Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.

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

I had a feeling once about mathematics - that I saw it all... but it was after dinner and I let it go.

The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'.