Famous Quotes & Sayings

Winston Churchill

In defeat, unbeatable; in victor, unbearable

Winston Churchill

Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance; insufferable in victory.

Winston Churchill

I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had the time to prepare a short one.

Winston Churchill

Little did we guess that what has been called the century of the common man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries together in the history of the world.

Winston Churchill

No two on earth in all things can agree. All have some daring singularity.

Winston Churchill

Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar.

Winston Churchill

No matter how enmeshed a commander becomes in the elaboration of his own thoughts, it is sometimes necessary to take the enemy into account.

Winston Churchill

Democracy is the best form of the worst type of government

Winston Churchill

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

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

Winston Churchill

There is at least one thing worse than fighting with allies - And that is to fight without them

Winston Churchill

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Winston Churchill

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

Winston Churchill

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

Winston Churchill

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

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

Winston Churchill

They feed the crocodile in the hope that he will eat them last.

Winston Churchill

Not to have an adequate air force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence.

Winston Churchill

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.

Winston Churchill

I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.

Winston Churchill

It has not fallen to your lot to command great armies. You had to create them, organize them and inspire them.

Winston Churchill

You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

Rick Scott

We've allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage.

Trent Lott

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

Tony Snow

Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.

Steve Zahn

I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love.

Rudyard Kipling

The Guns, Thank God, The Guns...

Rudyard Kipling

The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!

Rudyard Kipling

... he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing;

Rudy Giuliani

I see a comparison between the two [Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump]. Peace through strength. What Chris Matthews don't grasp is that day Donald Trump gave a speech in which he said he's going to build the U.S. military up to Ronald Reagan levels.

Rudy Giuliani

If we build our military up to Ronald Reagan levels, [Vladimir] Putin's not going to push us anywhere because he can't match us.

Rudy Giuliani

Lincoln made mistakes. Roosevelt made mistakes. Eisenhower made mistakes. The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest intelligence failure in American military history, much bigger than any in Vietnam or now. We didn't know that the Soviets were moving 400,000 or 500,000 troops. We missed it.

Rudy Giuliani

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power.