Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, RAwas a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, a writer, and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth30 November 1874
CityWoodstock, England
Winston Churchill quotes about
Writing is an adventure.
Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one.
We get to make a living; we give to make a life.
Perfect solutions of our difficulties are not to be looked for in an imperfect world.
What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes...
A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.
Things do not get better by being left alone.
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
Advertising mourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal of a better home, better clothing, better food for himself and his family. It spurs individual exertion and greater production.
When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair.
Sunshine is my quest.
Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Good and great are seldom in the same man.