Men are not really born either hopelessly idle, or preternaturally industrious. They may move in one direction or the other as will or circumstances… — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
Let me say that the credit belongs to the boys in the back rooms. It isn't the man who sits in the limelight like… — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
What a creature of strange moods [Winston Churchill] is - always at the top of the wheel of confidence or at the bottom of… — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
Make yourself master of one single subject and the time must come when your knowledge will be valuable. — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
Three outstanding qualities make for success: judgment, industry, health. And the greatest of these is judgment. — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
Buy Old Masters. They fetch a much better price than old mistresses. — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
On the rock bound coast of New Brunswick the waves break incessantly. Every now and then comes a particularly dangerous wave that breaks viciously… — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
The right to work is a slogan which should be accepted by every democracy. — Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook Copy Share
