There are two kinds of success-initial and ultimate.
Gentleman, I am hardening on this enterprise. I repeat, I am now hardening towards this enterprise.
If Hitler invaded Hell, I'd find something nice to say about the Devil himself.
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 first quality that is needed is audacity.
The late M. Venizelos observed that in all her wars Englandhe should have said Britain, of coursealways wins one battlethe last.