I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

Preparation is - if not the key to genius - then at least the key to sounding like a genius.

Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends.

It is in the interest of the wage-earner to have many other alternatives open to him than service under one all-powerful employer called the State

Most of the world's work is done by people who don't feel very well.

Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures.

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.