Winston Churchill quotes - page 12

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. (Winston Churchill)
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might. View quote
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I have never developed indigestion from eating my words. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. View quote
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These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. View quote
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No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye. View quote
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Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times. View quote
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Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham. View quote
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I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk. View quote
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Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement. (Winston Churchill)
Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better. View quote
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I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting. View quote
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If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire. View quote
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Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about. View quote
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Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. View quote
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Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. View quote
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There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion. View quote
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Governments create nothing and have nothing to give but what they have first taken away - you may put money in the pockets of one set of Englishmen, but it will be money taken from the pockets of another set of Englishmen, and the greater part will be spilled on the way. Every vote given for Protection is a vote to give Governments the right of robbing Peter to pay Paul and charging the public a handsome commission on the job. View quote
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A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest. View quote
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An old battleax of a woman said to Winston Churchill, "If you were my husband I would put poison in your tea." Churchill's response, "Ma'am if you were my wife I would drink it. (Winston Churchill)
My conclusion on Freewill and predestination- they are identical. View quote
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What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? View quote
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We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job. View quote
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Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe. View quote
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