May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

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

Nothing is won without enthusiasm.

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.

Wars are not won by evacuations.

I do not presume to explain how to paint, but only how to get enjoyment.

Hatred plays the same part in government as acid in chemistry.