Quotes by Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

English statesman

Lived from: 1874 - 1965

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 30 november 1874 Died: 24 january 1965

  • They are decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.
  • If I was your wife Sir, I'd poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I'd let you!
  • 'No comment' is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.
  • If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.
  • I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.
  • Politicians have the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterward to explain why it didn't happen.
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  • Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.
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  • Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
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  • Democracy isn't perfect, I just don't know a better system.
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  • A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
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  • All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.
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  • Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.
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  • Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.
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  • A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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  • Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.
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  • Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
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  • Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
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  • 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.
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  • From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
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  • History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.
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  • I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.
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  • Logic is a poor guide compared with custom.
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  • No two on earth in all things can agree. All have some daring singularity.
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  • Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.
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  • To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
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  • True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
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What are the most famous quotes from Winston Churchill?

The two most famous quotes from Winston Churchill are:

  • "Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal."
  • "Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."

When did Winston Churchill live?

Winston Churchill was born in 1874 and died in the year 1965.