“A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.” Winston Churchill ChangeWiseMindFanatic
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” Winston Churchill LieTruthWorldPresident
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill OpportunityWisdomOptimistPessimistDifficulty
“A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.” Winston Churchill TomorrowWar
“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.” Winston Churchill War
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” Winston Churchill DutyFreedomJusticeHopeSimpleHonorMercy
“Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.” Winston Churchill Laugh
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Winston Churchill
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill FailureIgnorancePhilosophyMiseryEnvySocialism
“We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” Winston Churchill FightHateTree
“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston Churchill IntelligenceMotivationalStrengthKeyEffortPotentialUnlockingOur
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill FailureSuccessCourageFatal
“I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” Winston Churchill
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill KnowledgeMysteryRussiaRiddleEnigma
“If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.” Winston Churchill ImportantTime
“My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them.” Winston Churchill AlcoholDrinkingLife
“Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.” Winston Churchill SilentStrong
“If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.” Winston Churchill Fire
“One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!” Winston Churchill
“Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.” Winston Churchill PoliticsTomorrowWar
“For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.” Winston Churchill HistoryPast
