Famous quotes by Statesmans

"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"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"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"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"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"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"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"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"No crime is so great as daring to excel"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

""No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"In war, as in life, it is often necessary, when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"If you're going through hell, keep going"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over, I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"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"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power, and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Everyone has his day, and some days last longer than others"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

"Eating words has never given me indigestion"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

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