Quotes By Winston Churchill

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

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

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.

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

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

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

History is written by the victors.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.

I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

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

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.