In war, the truth must be guarded by a body guard of lies.

It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.

Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge. Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words when short are best of all.

You create your own universe as you go along. The stronger your imagination, the more variegated your universe. When you leave off dreaming, the universe ceases to exist.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time of difficulty.

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