Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century.

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

Marriage to a very rich woman posed problems.

Actually, I vote Labour, but my butler's a Tory.

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

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

If you've got it, wear it.

I have been driven demented in my career.

The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

You can divide my life into two.

I am much more intelligent than you think.

I suppose you can say I became an odd-job man.

I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown; where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the World.

Public reformers had need first practice on their own hearts that which they purpose to try on others.

A rule that may serve for a statesman, a courtier, or a lover never to make a defence or an apology before you be accused.

The people's liberties strengthen the king's prerogative, and the king's prerogative is to defend the people's liberties.

Never make a defence or apology before you are accused.

Democracy is the power of equal votes for unequal minds