I am not a bit afraid of Siegfried Sassoon. That man can think. I am afraid only of people who cannot think.

Sir, we must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic.

The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.

What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? How else can we put ourselves in harmonious relation with the great verities and consolations of the infinite and the eternal? And I avow my faith that we are marching towards better days. Humanity will not be cast down. We are going on swinging bravely forward along the grand high road and already behind the distant mountains is the promise of the sun.

My greatest good fortune in a life of brilliant experiences has been to find you, and to lead my life with you. I don't feel far away from you out here at all. I feel very near in my heart; and also I feel that the nearer I get to honour, the nearer I am to you.