Winston Churchill

Quotes by Winston Churchill

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Quotes by Winston Churchill

“It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.” Winston Churchill

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill

Failure Success Enthusiasm Loss Consist

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” Winston Churchill

Democracy Fun Government Argument Voter Against Average Ironic Conversation

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.” Winston Churchill

Ignorance Truth Malice Attack

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Winston Churchill

“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” Winston Churchill

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” Winston Churchill

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” Winston Churchill

Destiny Mistake Time Chain

“It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.” Winston Churchill

Important Wise Wisdom Honest

“Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.” Winston Churchill

Knowledge Learn Life Fun

“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.” Winston Churchill

“Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.” Winston Churchill

Knowledge Old World Wisdom Energy Plans Spacious Divert

“Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.” Winston Churchill

“This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.” Winston Churchill

“I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.” Winston Churchill

“I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.” Winston Churchill

Alcohol Funny Fun

“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” Winston Churchill

“It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.” Winston Churchill

“I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place.” Winston Churchill

“I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic.” Winston Churchill

“I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.” Winston Churchill

“One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.” Winston Churchill

Party Time Fun Leave Convivial

“Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.” Winston Churchill

“No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.” Winston Churchill

Time Wise Idea Search Eye Outstand Consider Steady

“We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.” Winston Churchill

“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.” Winston Churchill

“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” Winston Churchill

War Wisdom Fun Brainy Jaw

“The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.” Winston Churchill

“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” Winston Churchill