Winston Churchill
(page 5)

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

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.

Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

The further backward you look, the further forward you can see.

A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.

All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonour. They chose dishonour. They will have war.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.

Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.

Eating words has never given me indigestion.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.