The nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils.

Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming.

I can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I've had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral.

No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew.

The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.

My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.

Do you really think the IRA would think me a worthwhile target ?

My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.

It is a curious thing, but I have been right in everything I have done and said in my life.

I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.

Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.

Nothing could be more irrational than the idea that something comes from nothing.

Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can't understand it.

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.

I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid.

Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards.

We all must learn to dig down deep inside, trust that inner voice, and not be afraid to face and forgive ourselves.

When I was a kid I used to get fun out of my horrors.

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent.

The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.

Hayek, in my view, is the leading economic thinker of the 20th century.