I have not become the Kings First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.

When I warned them [the French] that Britain would fight on alone whatever they did, their generals told their Prime Minister and his divided Cabinet, In three weeks England will have her neck wrung like a chicken. Some chicken! Some neck!

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.

The Russians will try all the rooms in a house, enter those that are not locked, and when they come to one that cannot be broken into, they will withdraw and invite you to dine genially that same evening.

In order to become a great man, one must first be a great rascal.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

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