Lord Mountbatten

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

— Lord Mountbatten

#bursting #churchill #could #determination #devious

I am much more intelligent than you think. ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#i #i am #intelligent #more #much

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? ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#first #how #job #king #minister

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

— Lord Mountbatten

#aunt #charming #crazy #empress #even

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

— Lord Mountbatten

#bit #command #dazed #feeling #first

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

— Lord Mountbatten

#believe #check #consummate #firmly #goodness

I have been driven demented in my career. ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#career #demented #driven #i

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

— Lord Mountbatten

#his #i #liked #much #precise

I suppose you can say I became an odd-job man. ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#i #man #say #suppose #you

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

— Lord Mountbatten

#children #done #grandchildren #mother #now