Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.

Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.

Clement Attlee

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.

Real happiness is not dependent on external things.

Real happiness is not dependent on external things.

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!

The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.

I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.

I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.

I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.

Can't publish. Don't rhyme, don't scan.

Can't publish. Don't rhyme, don't scan.

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days

It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.

It is dangerous to play politics with the Budget.

The press lives on disaster.

The press lives on disaster.

Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.

Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.

An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.

An empty taxi drew up outside 10 Downing Street and Clement Attlee got out of it.

Why does Mosley always speak as though he were a feudal landlord abusing tenants who are in arrears with their rent ?

Why does Mosley always speak as though he were a feudal landlord abusing tenants who are in arrears with their rent ?