Quotes

“There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.” Winston Churchill

“Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.” Winston Churchill

“Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.” Winston Churchill

“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.” Winston Churchill

“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.” Winston Churchill

“Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.” Winston Churchill

“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” Winston Churchill

“I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else” Winston Churchill

“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.” Winston Churchill

“We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” Winston Churchill

“To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.” Winston Churchill

“In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.” Winston Churchill

“We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.” Winston Churchill

“I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.” Winston Churchill

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Winston Churchill

“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” Winston Churchill

“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.” Winston Churchill

“We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.” Winston Churchill

“The first quality that is needed is audacity.” Winston Churchill

“Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.” Winston Churchill

“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.” 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

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

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

“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