It saves a lot of trouble if, instead of having to earn money and save it, you can just go and borrow it.

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.

Expert knowledge is limited knowledge

Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.

The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. The fighters are our salvation, but the bombers alone provide the means of victory.

A single glass of champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration. The nerves are braced; the imagination is stirred, the wits become more nimble.

Never does a man portray his character more vividly than when proclaiming the character of another.