When told by a helpful aide that his flies were undone he replied 'Young man, there is no harm in leaving the cage door open if the bird is dead!

If you want to discover new oceans, you must first have the courage to leave shore.

Don't be content to be the chip off the old block - be the old block itself.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea. Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.