 Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand. |
| Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century. |
| In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society. |
| It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job othe than at one's best ability. |
| My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness. |
| Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could. |
| Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children. |
| No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew. |
| I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn. |
| This is the war I fear. |
| My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well. |
| I am much more intelligent than you think. |
| The primary factor in a successful attack is speed. |
| I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time. |
| Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming. |
| What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse? |
| I have been driven demented in my career. |
| You can divide my life into two. |
| Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province. |
| The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions. |
