For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

[Should Britain fail, then the entire world would] sink into the abyss of a new dark age made more sinister ... by the lights of perverted science.

Your greatest fears are created by your imagination. Don't give in to them.

We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure.

Quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts.