Sir Winston Churchill quotes

There is no such thing as a good tax.
Sir Winston Churchill

We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm.
Sir Winston Churchill

For myself I am an optimist. It does not seem to be much use to be anything else.
Sir Winston Churchill

Never give in, in nothing, great or small, large or petty, except to convictions of honor and
good sense.
Sir Winston Churchill

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.
Sir Winston Churchill

Foolish perhaps, but I play for high stakes and given an audience there is no act too daring or
too noble.
Sir Winston Churchill

There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies and that is fighting without them.
Sir Winston Churchill

The final tribute is our own conscience.
Sir Winston Churchill

The Romans had a maxim. "Sharpen your weapons and limit your frontiers." But our maxim
seems to be "Diminish your weapons and increase your obligations."
Sir Winston Churchill

It always looks so easy to solve problems by taking the path of least resistance. What looks
like the easy road turns out to be the hardest and most cruel.
Sir Winston Churchill

There is time and hope if we combine patience with courage.
Sir Winston Churchill

Idleness is a dangerous breeding ground.
Sir Winston Churchill

In all battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good
plan for his army and secondly to keep a strong reserve.
Sir Winston Churchill

It is a crime to despair. We must learn to draw from misfortune the means of future strength.
Sir Winston Churchill

Smoking cigars is like falling in love. First you are attracted to its shape; you stay with it for
its flavor; and you must always remember never, never, let the flame go out.
Sir Winston Churchill

How can I tell that my temper would have been as sweet or my companionship as agreeable
if I had abjured from in my youth the goddess Nicotine?
Sir Winston Churchill

Of two cigars pick the longest and strongest.
Sir Winston Churchill

Defeat is one thing; disgrace is another.
Sir Winston Churchill

Any clever person can make plans for winning a war if he has no responsibility for carrying
them out.
Sir Winston Churchill

A young man cannot expect to get very far in life without some good smacks in the eye.
Sir Winston Churchill

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