Top 33 Quotes & Sayings by Lord Mountbatten

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Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was a British statesman and military officer. Mountbatten, who was of German descent, was born in England to the prominent Battenberg family and was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. He was later made viceroy of British India, and then first governor-general of the Dominion of India, being the last British person to hold either of these positions.

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

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

Lord Mountbatten

I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

Lord Mountbatten

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

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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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The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society.

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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.

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I am much more intelligent than you think.

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This is the war I fear.

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

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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.

Lord Mountbatten

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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I have been driven demented in my career.

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You can divide my life into two.

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My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.

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Marriage to a very rich woman posed problems.

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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.

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

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

Lord Mountbatten

If you've got it, wear it.

Lord Mountbatten

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

Lord Mountbatten

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

Lord Mountbatten

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