Achievement is not last, disappointment is not deadly: It is the mettle to proceed with that matters.

There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission - a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he will find greatness. It is his finest hour.

There is no greater mistake than to suppose that platitudes, smooth words, timid policies, offer today a path to safety.

I do not wonder that British youth is in revolt against the morbid doctrine that nothing matters but the equal sharing of miseries; that what used to be called the submerged tenth can only be rescued by bringing the other nine-tenths down to their le.

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

Do what you like, but like what you do.

Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found.