Winston Churchill Famous Quotes

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

» Winston Churchill

“A joke is a very serious thing.”

» Winston Churchill

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”

» Winston Churchill

“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.”

» Winston Churchill

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

» Winston Churchill

“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.”

» Winston Churchill

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”

» Winston Churchill

“Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.”

» Winston Churchill

“Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.”

» Winston Churchill

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”

» Winston Churchill

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

» Winston Churchill

“Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.”

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“Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.”

» Winston Churchill

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

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“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.”

» Winston Churchill

“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.”

» Winston Churchill

“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.”

» Winston Churchill

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

» Winston Churchill

“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.”

» Winston Churchill

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.”

» Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill Famous Quotes

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

“A joke is a very serious thing.”

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”

“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.”

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.”

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”

“Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.”

“Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.”

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

“Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.”

“Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.”

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

“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.”

“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.”

“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

“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.”

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.”