Diplomacy Is The Art Of Telling Plain

I Gather, Young Man, That You Wish To Be A Member Of Parliament. The First Lesson That You Must Learn Is, When I Call For Statistics About The Rate Of Infant Mortality, What I Want Is Proof That Fewer Babies Died When I Was Prime Minister Than When Anyone Else Was Prime Minister. That Is A Political Statistic.

When Danger Is Far Off We May Think Of Our Weakness; When It Is Near We Must Not Forget Our Strength.

My Rule Of Life Prescribed As An Absolutely Sacred Rite Smoking Cigars And Also The Drinking Of Alcohol Before, After And If Need Be During All Meals And In The Intervals Between Them.

I Have Always Felt That A Politician Is To Be Judged By The Animosities He Excites Among His Opponents.

My Wife And I Tried Two Or Three Times In The Last 40 Years To Have Breakfast Together, But It Was So Disagreeable We Had To Stop.