even the Almighty took seven.

There is nothing so exhilarating as to be shot at and missed.

One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.

'Mr. Churchill, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea!' And if you were my wife, I would drink it!

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.