Winston Churchill

260 quotes

"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."

Winston Churchill

"This is not the end.It is not even the beginning of the end.But it is,perhaps,the end of the beginning."

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"A joke is a very serious thing."

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"Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."

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"In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable."

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"Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a sheperd. Without innovation, it is a corpse."

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"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see."

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"A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet."

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"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."

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"Who's in or out, who moves the grand machine, Nor stirs my curiosity, or spleen; Secrets of state no more I wish to know Than secret movements of a puppet-show; Let but the puppets move, I've my desire, Unseen the hand which guides the master wire."

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"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."

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"If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce."

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

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"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."

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"If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce"

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"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."

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"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else."

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"This is not the end.It is not even the beginning of the end.But it is,perhaps,the end of the beginning."

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"The price of greatness is responsibility."

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"I am always willing to learn. I do not, however, always enjoy being taught."

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"Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found."

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"There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you."

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"Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room."

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"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."

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"I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught."

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