The Great War differed from all ancient wars in the immense power of the combatants and their fearful agencies of destruction, and from all modern wars in the utter ruthlessness with which it was fought.

Safety and certainty in oil lie in variety, and variety alone.

If you find something you really love, you will never work again.

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop.

Strategy is all very well, but it pays to give thought from time to time to the results.

Vast and fearsome as the human scene has become, personal contact of the right people, in the right places, at the right time, may yet have a potent and valuable part to play in the cause of peace which is in our hearts.

Personally I think that private property has a right to be defended. Our civilisation is built up on property, and can only be defended by private property.