Lord Mountbatten Quotes

British - Soldier | June 25, 1900 - August 27, 1979

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

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In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society.

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

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

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

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My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.

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

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

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

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The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

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This is the war I fear.

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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?

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