Freedom cannot be trifled with. You cannot surrender it for security unless in a state of war, and then you must guard carefully the methods of so doing.

For eleven months and maybe about twenty days each year, we concentrate upon the shortcomings of others, but for a few days at the turn of the New Year we look at our own. It is a good habit.

I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

Free nations with different histories, economies and a vast amount of stubborn pride will never achieve complete agreement, even when they desire the same objectives.

All nations are more tolerant of their own mistakes and weaknesses than of the mistakes and weaknesses of others.

We [journalists] tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.

Any coalition has its troubles, as every married man knows.

The United States can tell you all about what's wrong with the British, to say nothing of the Russians.

Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense.

I look askance at any movement which assists in making the peacemaker among nations merely a national warrior.

The statesmen still say that we should not interfere in the internal affairs of other nations and yet it is not possible any longer not to interfere, even when we do not mean to do so.

[H]er spare strange beauty was not that of a woman, nor even of a statue, but that of the Platonic absolute of which all beauty is but a shadow in a cave, cast by the Fire beyond fire.

Home is within me, no matter where I go, no matter what happens to our planet or our people.

Make time your friend and not your enemy

To lead a successful life, then, it's a good idea to work out what you really want. Then get together some plans. Then set some goals.

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.

British films are all "room with a view and a staircase and a pond."

I know what makes me happy. I know what makes me miserable. I'm trying to stay on the happy side.

Far too few designers put any thought into usability, ending up with a great product that's completely inaccessible.

Nations it may be have fashioned their Governments, but the Governments have paid them back in the same coin.

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future.