There is required for the composition of a great commander not only massive common sense and reasoning power, not only imagination, but also an element of legerdemain, an original and sinister touch, which leaves the enemy puzzled as well as beaten.

When Iraq becomes strong enough in our opinion to stand alone, we shall be in a position to state that our task has been fulfilled, and that Iraq is an independent sovereign state. But this cannot be said while we are forced year after year to spend very large sums of money on helping the Iraqi government to defend itself and maintain order.

The vistas of possibility are only limited by the shortness of life.

It would be an inconvenient rule if nothing could be done until everything can be done.

All wisdom is not new wisdom.

Unpunctuality is a vile habit.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.