Lord Mountbatten Quotes

I can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I've had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral.

The nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils.

The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.

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

Do you really think the IRA would think me a worthwhile target ?

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

The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

Actually, I vote Labour, but my butler's a Tory.

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.

As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.

Marriage to a very rich woman posed problems.

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

My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.

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

Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province.

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

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

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?