Winston Churchill
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.Collection: Patriotism
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.Collection: Politics
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.Collection: Truth
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.Collection: Nature
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.Collection: Politics
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.Collection: Life
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.Collection: Time
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.Collection: War
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.Collection: Truth
Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.Collection: Best
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.Collection: Power
Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.Collection: Best
The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.Collection: Best
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.Collection: Home
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.Collection: Good
When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.Collection: War
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.Collection: Success
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.Collection: Respect
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.Collection: History
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.Collection: Strength
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.Collection: Strength
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.Collection: Art
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.Collection: Courage
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.Collection: Change
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.Collection: Failure
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.Collection: Change
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.Collection: Politics
History is written by the victors.Collection: History
The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.Collection: Power
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.Collection: Great
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.Collection: Learning
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.Collection: Smile
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.Collection: Best
I am easily satisfied with the very best.Collection: Best
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.Collection: History
This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.Collection: Communication
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.Collection: Strength
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.Collection: Great
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.Collection: Power
Politics is 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.Collection: Politics
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.
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.
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.
I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.
I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place.
The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.