The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goalpost's eyes.
To be alive at all involves some risk.
I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.
I was a sort of son to Ike, and it was the other way round with Kennedy.
It's no use crying over spilt summits.
At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
Stop-Go seemed more sensiblr than using the brake and accelerator at the same time - a practice that later became fashionable.
The spirit of the South Atlantic was the spirit of Britain at her best. It has been said that we surprised the world, that British patriotism was rediscovered in those spring days. It was never really lost. But it would be no bad thing if the feeling that swept the country then were to continue to inspire us. For if there was any doubt about the determination of the British people it was removed by the men and women who, a few months ago, brought a renewed sense of pride and self-respect to our country.
The best thing about Valentine's Day is that if you don't have a lover, you badly remember to get one!
People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.
It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that. . . begins by deceiving others, will end. . . by deceiving himself.