Winston Churchill quotes - page 30

872, Ivar, King of the Northmen of all Ireland and Britain, ended his life." He had conquered Mercia and East Anglia. He had captured the major stronghold of the kingdom of Strathclyde, Dumbarton. Laden with loot and seemingly invincible, he settled in Dublin and died there peacefully two years later. The pious chroniclers report that he "slept in Christ." Thus it may be that he had the best of both worlds. (Winston Churchill)
A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal. View quote
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Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends. View quote
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They feed the crocodile in the hope that he will eat them last. View quote
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Say what you have to say and first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending sit down. View quote
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There is in the act of preparing, the moment you start caring. View quote
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And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning. View quote
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You may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman, or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together - what do you get The sum of their fears. View quote
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History's villains are more easily recognized in retrospect. In an article published in 1935 and reprinted in 1937, Winston Churchill expressed a curious ambivalence towards the German chancellor prior to the outbreak of war We cannot tell whether Hitler will be the man who will once again let loose upon the world another war in which civilization will irretrievably succumb, or whether he will go down in history as the man who restored honour and peace of mind to the great Germanic nation.... View quote
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In war you do not have to be nice -- you only have to be right. View quote
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Soviet Union foreign policy is a puzzle inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and the key is Russian nationalism. (Winston Churchill)
He President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in harness, and we may well say in battle harness, like his soldiers, sailors and airmen who died side by side with ours and carrying out their tasks to the end all over the world. What an enviable death was his. View quote
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It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter. View quote
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When one is in office one has no idea how damnable things can feel to the ordinary rank and file of the public. View quote
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A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet. View quote
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The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope. View quote
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The latest refinements of science are linked with the cruelties of the Stone Age. View quote
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The monarchy is so extraordinarily useful. When Britain wins a battle she shouts, God save the Queen when she loses, she votes down the prime minister. View quote
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Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey hardship our garment constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible. View quote
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There is always much to be said for not attempting more than you can do, and for making a certainty of what you try. But this principle, like others in life, has its exceptions. View quote
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Here Churchill repeats with approval a statement he had first made in January, 1930 'at a meeting at the Cannon Street Hotel.' 'Sooner or later you will have to crush Gandhi and the Indian Congress and all they stand for.' (Winston Churchill)
The V sign is the symbol of the unconquerable will of the occupied territories, and a portent of the fate awaiting the Nazi tyranny. View quote
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Two nations divided by a common language. View quote
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Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will. View quote
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It is all right to rat, but you can't re-rat. View quote
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