Victory will never be found by taking the path of least resistance.

If we could get out of this jam by giving up Malta and Gibraltar and some African colonies I would jump at it. But the only safe way is to convince Hitler that he cannot beat us.

It is hard, if not impossible, to snub a beautiful woman - they remain beautiful and the snub recoils.

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

If you're going to walk through hell, keep going.

Never, never, never give up.

When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone.