Don't worry about avoiding temptation. . as you grow older, it will
avoid you .
-- Winston Churchill
Astor: “If you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.”
Churchill: “Madam, if you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.
"A modest little person, with much to be modest about."
By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.
"Do your worst and we shall do our best."
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
"Peace is the continuation of war by other means."
"Pigs are the best pets because: dogs look up to you, cats look down on you, but pigs treat you as equals."
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing
your enthusiasm.