Winston Churchill
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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.

Broadly speaking, short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all.

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.

It is easy for an individual to move through those insensible gradations from left to right, but the act of crossing the Floor is one which requires serious attention. I am well informed on this matter for I have accomplished that difficult process, not only once, but twice.

Of course, when you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

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

If you're going through hell, keep going.

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

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.

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.

There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

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 make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Kites rise highest against the wind — not with it.

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.