“War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.”

“If you are going through hell, keep going.”

“A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.”

“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”

“Mr Churchill, to what do you attribute your success in life?Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down. And never sit down when you can lie down.”

“Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.”

“A man must choose his own way of life, and…it is only by following out one’s own bent that there can be the really harmonious life.” [In an interview conducted by Bram Stoker]”