I am a child of the House of Commons. I was brought up in my fathers house to believe in democracy. Trust the peoplethat was his message.

Leadership is the intelligent use of power.

I was on the whole considerably discouraged by my school days... It is not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and left behind at the very beginning of the race.

One may imagine that a man who blew the trumpet for his living would be glad to play the violin for his amusement.

Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely. Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day.

Tidiness is a virtue, symmetry is often a constituent of beauty.

Unteachable from infancy to tomb — There is the first & main characteristic of mankind.