Bessie Braddock: "Winston, you're drunk. Churchill: "Bessie, you're ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober.

The very first thing the President [Truman] did was to show me the new Presidential Seal, which he had just redesigned. He explained, 'The seal has to go everywhere the President goes. It must be displayed upon the lectern when he speaks. The eagle used to face the arrows but I have re-designed it so that it now faces the olive branches ... what do you think?' I said, 'Mr. President, with the greatest respect, I would prefer the American eagle's neck to be on a swivel so that it could face the olive branches or the arrows, as the occasion might demand.'

One ought to be just before one is generous

I have found in my experience of war, that plans are useless, but planning is invaluable.

Opening amenities are often opening inanities.

Keep calm and carry on.

I liked wine, both red and white, and especially Champagne; and on very special occasions I could even drink a small glass of brandy.