"I prefer to remember the happy things over 10 years, the things that went well. Let me see, what did go well?"

"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"

"I feel happy to terrify kids"

"If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts"

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake"

"There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you"

"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home"

"One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has"