The cost of solving the Comet mystery must be reckoned neither in money nor in manpower.

When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.

My hand seemed arrested by a silent veto.

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.

One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.

Every garden presents innumerable fascinating problems.