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Winston Churchill. “I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks.”. Winston Churchill. “There is always a strong case for doing nothing, especially for doing nothing yourself.”. Winston Churchill. “We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.”. -Winston. President Truman of the United States with Winston.
Feb 24, 2014 · Winston S. Churchill supposedly once observed that anyone who was not a liberal at 20 years of age had no heart, while anyone who was still a liberal at 40 had no head. If there’s any truth to the observation, one wonders what to make of today’s college students.
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"If you are going through hell, keep going." "Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it." "I am easily satisfied with the very best." "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." "Attitude is a little thing th...
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been t...
"A lady came up to me one day and said 'Sir! You are drunk,' to which I replied 'I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly." Lady Astor: "Winston, if I were your wifeI'd put poison in your coffee." Winston Churchill: "Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it."
"We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities."
"Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip." "There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you." "Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting." "A joke is a very serious t...
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."
"In those days he was wiser than he is now—he used frequently to take my advice." "When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone."
"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, then asks you not to kill him." "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." "If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons." "Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could m...
"He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."
- Daniel Kurtzman
Sep 8, 2023 · Few historical figures can rival Winston Churchill when it comes to a sense of humour. His wit is literally legendary. Here are 22 of the best examples of that wit in action. A good speech should ...
Aug 1, 2015 · Churchill was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer (as Winston S. Churchill), and an artist.
Jan 26, 2015 · Winston Churchill and alcohol had a rather complicated relationship. many historians reject the notion that the WWII prime minister was an alcohol “abuser” and apparently, he also was not dependent on alcohol or he wouldn’t have won his 1936 bet with Rothermere — the bet was whether he could or could not abstain from drinking hard spirits within a year.
Feb 20, 2018 · Winston Churchill is widely celebrated as Britain’s greatest ever Prime Minster ensuring the fighting spirit was alive and well during World War 2.. The dogged politician captivated the nation ...
