Winston Churchill Quotes & Winston Churchill Sayings

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. "How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome." "No comment" is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again. 'You are drunk Sir Winston, you are disgustingly drunk. 'Yes, Mrs. Braddock, I am drunk. But you, Mrs. Braddock are ugly, and disgustingly fat. But, tomorrow morning, I, Winston Churchill will be sober. Christopher Columbus was the first socialist: he didn’t know where he was going, he didn’t know where he was… and he did it all at taxpayers expense. Neville Chamberlain looked at foreign affairs through the wrong end of a municipal drainpipe A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. 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 lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. A man is about as big as the things that make him angry A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. A politician needs 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. A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. A sheep in sheep's clothing A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life 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. All great empires of the future will be empires of the mind. All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes. 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 prefer that it be postponed. Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. Although present on the occasion, I have no clear recollection of the events leading up to it. Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal. Americans always try to do the right thing after they've tried everything else. Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other possibilities. 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. Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat Arise and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time. At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man walking into the little booth with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper. Atomic energy might be as good as our present day explosives, but is unlikely to produce anything very much more dangerous Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter. Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe. Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are billed to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach. Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees The Others. Courage is 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. Danger - if you meet it promptly and without flinching - you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never! Death came very easily to her. She had lived such an innocent and loving life of service to others and held such a simple faith, that she had no fears at all and did not seem to mind very much. Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. Democracy is the worst system devised by the wit of man, except for all The Others. Democracy's the worst form of government except for all The Others. Difficulties mastered are opportunities won Do not criticize your government when out of the country. Never cease to do so when at home. Dogs look up to you. Cats look down on you. Pigs treat you like equals. Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do not flaunt it. Laugh a little and teach your men to laugh--get good humor under fire--war is a game that's played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can. Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even s Don't talk to me about Naval tradition! It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash Each beat guides me in Your direction. Eating words has never given me indigestion. Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb. Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others. Experts should be on tap but never on top. 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. For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation. For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose. Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose. Golf is like chasing a quinine pill around a cow pasture. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all The Others. Great and good are seldom the same man. Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends; he hurts me most who lavishly commends. Half my lifetime I have earned my living by selling words, and I hope thoughts Haven't you learned yet that I put something more than whisky into my speeches. He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. He is a very modest man with a great deal to be modest about. Headmasters have powers at their disposal with which Prime Ministers have never yet been invested History is written by the victors. History will be kind to me for I intend to write it History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it. History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place. I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic. I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. I am bored with it all. I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. I am easily satisfied with the very best. 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. I am not sure I should have dared to start; but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop. I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter. I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interests. I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality. I do not wonder that British youth is in revolt against the morbid doctrine that nothing matters but the equal sharing of miseries; that what used to be called the submerged tenth can only be rescued by bringing the other nine-tenths down to their le I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and this trial. I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in the social life of great peoples dwelling in a state of democratic freedom. I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents. I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk. I have never developed indigestion from eating my words. I have never seen a human being who more perfectly represented the modern conception of a robot. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me. I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. I have waited fifty years to see the Boneless Wonder [Ramsay MacDonald] sitting on the Treasury Bench. I like a man who grins when he fights. I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. I live from mouth to hand. I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. I must place on record my regret that the human race ever learned to fly. I never worry about action, but only about inaction I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact. I remember, when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities, but the exhibit . . . which I most desired to see was the one described as 'The Boneless Wonder'. I think 'no comment' is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again. I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own. I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks. If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire. If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future If you are going through hell, keep going. If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce. If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. If you simply take up the attitude of defending a mistake, there will no hope of improvement. If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. If you're going through hell, keep going. If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain. 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. In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice. In time of war, when truth is so precious, it must be attended by a bodyguard of lies 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. In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times. In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator. It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological inexactitude. It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all The Others that have been tried. It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.... It is a remarkable comment on our affairs that the former prime minister of a great sovereign state should thus be received as an honorary citizen of another. It is a socialist idea that making profits is a vice. I consider the real vice is making losses. It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic. It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing. It is certainly more agreeable to have power to give than to receive It is hard, if not impossible, to snub a beautiful woman - they remain beautiful and the rebuke recoils. It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it. It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world unless you understand the most amusing It is no use saying We are doing our best. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. It is not alone that property, in all its forms, is struck at, but that liberty, in all its forms, is challenged by the fundamental conceptions of Socialism It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar. It would be a great reform in politics if wisdom could be made to spread as easily and rapidly as folly. It's a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required It's quite simple, (public speaking) Say what you have to say and when you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. Learn to get used to it [bombing]. Eels get used to skinning. Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on. Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time. Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it. Men occasionally stumble on the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Mr Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about. Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about. Mr. Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right. My grandfather had a very nice phrase about your grandfather, My grandfather had the highest regard for your grandfather as a wartime leader, My hand seemed arrested by a silent veto. My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me. My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked. 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. Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never. Never -- in anything great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, 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. Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Never in the field of human conflicts was so much owed by so many to so few. Never interrupt me when I'm trying to interrupt you. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave o Never, never, never give up. Never, never, never, never give up. No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong. No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time with a steady eye. No lover ever studied every whim of his mistress as I did those of President Roosevelt. No matter how enmeshed a commander becomes in the elaboration of his own thoughts, it is sometimes necessary to take the enemy into account. No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections. Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result. Nothing recalls the past so potently as a smell. Nothing would induce me to vote for giving women the franchise. I am not going to be henpecked into a question of such importance. Old expressions are the best, and short ones even better Opening amenities are often opening inanities. Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge. Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong. Personally I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. Personally I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. Please be good enough to put your conclusions and recommendations on one sheet of paper in the very beginning of your report, so I can even consider reading it Politics are almost as exciting as war and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times. Politics are almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times. Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. Responsibility is the price of greatness. Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. [About Russia] Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you. Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending-sit down. Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all. So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful for impotence. So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Socialism is like a dream. Sooner or later you wake up to reality. Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party. Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look upon it as a cow that they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is--the strong horse that pulls the whole cart. Soviet Union foreign policy is a puzzle inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and the key is Russian nationalism. Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Sunshine is my quest. Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves. 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. The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen. The Americans will always do the right thing... After they've exhausted all the alternatives. The Arabs are a backwards people who eat nothing but Camel dung The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. The biggest mistake that leaders can make is to give people false hope that melts like snow. The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. The destiny of man is not measured by material computation. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we are spirits--not animals. The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. The English never draw a line without blurring it. The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. The human story does not always unfold like a mathematical calculation on the principle that two and two make four. Sometimes in life they make five or minus three; and sometimes the blackboard topples down in the middle of the sum and leaves the class in disorder and the pedagogue with a black eye. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. The latest refinements of science are linked with the cruelties of the Stone Age. The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read. The loyalties which center upon number one are enormous. If he trips, he must be sustained. If he make mistakes, they must be covered. If he sleeps, he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good, he must be pole-axed. The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis The maxim of the British people is Business as usual. The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. The fighters are our salvation, but the bombers alone provide the means of victory. The nose of the Bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go. The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations; but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor. The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. The poor girl does not know how to have a conversation. Unfortunately, she does know how to speak. The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself. The price of greatness is responsibility. The problems of victory are more agreeable than the problems 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. 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. The rule which forbids ending a sentence with a preposition is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put. The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman's speech is that making a profit is a sin, but it is my belief that the real sin is taking a loss The Times is speechless, and it takes three columns to express its speechlessness The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is. The United States is like giant boiler. Once the fire is lighted under it, there is no limit to the power it can generate. The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future. The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong. Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it. There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true. There is in the act of preparing, the moment you start caring. There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies. There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied under conditions of peace and justice. There is no such thing as a good tax. There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion. There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result. There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right. There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty. They are decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds. This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure. This is not the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning. This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put. This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read. Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war. Thoughtless, dilettante or purblind wordlings sometimes ask us "What is it that Britain and France are fighting for?" To this I answer "If we left off fighting, you would soon find out To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day. To improve is to change. To be perfect is to have changed alot. To jaw-jaw- is always better than to war-war To meet Roosevelt with all his buoyant sparkle, his iridescence, was like opening a bottle of champagne. 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. True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information. 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. Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong - these are the features which constitute the War is a catalouge of blunders. 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 'til you can. 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. We all are worms, but I do believe I am a glow worm. We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glow-worm. We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. We are all worms, but I do believe that I am a glow worm. We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years. We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage. We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty We are waiting for the long-promised invasion. So are the fishes. We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. We must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic. We must build a kind of United States of Europe. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. We shall neither fail nor falter; we shall not weaken or tire...give us the tools and we will finish the job. We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weeaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job. We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on th We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Well, the principle seems the same. The water still keeps falling over. When The Eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber. When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home. When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened When I warned them (the French) that Britain would fight on alone whatever they did, their generals told their Prime Minister and his divided Cabinet, "In three weeks England will have her neck wrung like a chicken When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin. When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone. When you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. 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. When you took your seat I felt as if a woman had come into my bathroom and I had only the sponge to defend myself. Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found Why, you can take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together - what do you get? The sum of their fears. With that malignant envy which turns pale, And sickens, even if a friend prevail. Without courage all virtues lose their meaning. Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public. You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give. You must look at the facts because they look at you [Golf] is like chasing a quinine pill around a cow pasture. [Lady Nancy Astor:] Winston, if you were my husband, I'd put poison in your coffee. ... Nancy, if you were my wife, I'd drink it.