Lord Mountbatten

“In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society.”

“Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.”

“Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming.”

“It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job othe than at one's best ability.”

“Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand.”

“I am much more intelligent than you think.”

“Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.”

“I have been driven demented in my career.”

“My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.”

“You can divide my life into two.”

“My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.”

“I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn.”

“My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.”

“This is the war I fear.”

“I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.”

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

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

“No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew.”

“The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.”

“It is a curious thing, but I have been right in everything I have done and said in my life.”