Inspiring Quotes by Winston Churchill - Page 2

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Small: Eating words has never given me indigestion
"Eating words has never given me indigestion"
Small: Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old
"Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old"
Small: Difficulties mastered are opportunities won
"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won"
Small: A fanatic is one who cant change his mind and wont change the subject
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"
Small: A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"
Small: A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures -
"A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality"
Small: A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on"
Small: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen"
Small: Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all oth
"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others"
Small: I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me
"I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me"
Small: Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all
"Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all"
Small: Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat
"Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat"
Small: Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the l
"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter"
Small: Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham
"Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham"
Small: Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference"
Small: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last"
Small: Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed
"Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed"
Small: Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of impro
"Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement"
Small: All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, me
"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope"
Small: A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him
"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him"
Small: We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm
"We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm"
Small: War is mainly a catalogue of blunders
"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders"
Small: War is a game that is played with a smile. If you cant smile, grin. If you cant grin, keep out of the way till
"War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can"
Small: Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be for withou
"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"
Small: True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information
"True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information"
Small: Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong on
"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"
Small: There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true
"There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true"
Small: The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is
"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is"
Small: The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all
"The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all"
Small: The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted lead
"The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning"
Small: The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult
"The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult"
Small: The price of greatness is responsibility
"The price of greatness is responsibility"
Small: The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself
"The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself"
Small: The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it
"The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it"
Small: The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"
Small: The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read
"The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read"
Small: Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft
"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft"
Small: Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can mil
"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"
Small: Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong
"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong"
Small: Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is t
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
Small: Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all
"Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all"
Small: Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
Small: Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better
"Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better"
Small: Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year.
"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"
Small: You have enemies? Good. That means youve stood up for something, sometime in your life
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life"
Small: You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after theyve tried everything else
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else"
Small: Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse
"Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse"
Small: When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite
"When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite"
Small: When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise
"When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise"
Small: We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect
"We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect"