British - Soldier | June 25, 1900 - August 27, 1979
The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.
Lord Mountbatten
ConfidenceTeamDecisionsCaptain
Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand.
I AmFeelingFirstHereGrandVery
I am much more intelligent than you think.
I AmThinkYouIntelligentMoreAm
I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.
BelieveVanityGoodnessI Believe
I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.
SeaBackGetKeenRattled
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.
FatherChildrenMeWhyAfraidSee
I suppose you can say I became an odd-job man.
ManYouSaySupposeBecame
My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.
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Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.
LearningDeterminationAnimalEnergy
Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming.
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I have been driven demented in my career.
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I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn.
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