The reservist is twice the citizen.

Socialism is an attack on the right to breathe freely. No socialist system can be established without a political police.

Most of the significant contributions that have been made to society have been made by people who were tired.

And wherever men are fighting against barbarism, tyranny, and massacre, for freedom, law, and honour, let them remember that the fame of their deeds, even though they themselves be exterminated, may perhaps be celebrated as long as the world rolls round.

The poodle [Rufus] ate in the dining room with the rest of the [Churchill] family. A cloth was laid for him on the Persian carpet beside the head of the household, and no one else ate until the butler had served Rufus's meal.

My mother always seemed to me like a fairy princess: a radiant being possessed of limitless riches and power. She shone for me like the evening star. I loved her dearly.

The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.