Winston Churchill Quotes

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.
Winston Churchill

Politics, War, Once

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

Life, Nothing, Result

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Winston Churchill

Admire, Dislike, Virtues

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
Winston Churchill

Nothing, Blood, Tears

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
Winston Churchill

Nature, Strong, Grow

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.
Winston Churchill

Best, Words, Short

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.
Winston Churchill

Business, Fact, Prod

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop.
Winston Churchill

Wife, Together, Two

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

Prepared, Martyrdom, Although

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Winston Churchill

Good, Read, Books

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.
Winston Churchill

Words, Eating, Developed

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.
Winston Churchill

Great, Greatest, Country

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

Best, Words, Short

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.
Winston Churchill

Drunk, Contempt, Brought

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.
Winston Churchill

Preparing, Impromptu, Remarks

No crime is so great as daring to excel.
Winston Churchill

Great, Crime, Daring

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.
Winston Churchill

True, Lies, Worst

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

Against, Read, Risk

Great and good are seldom the same man.
Winston Churchill

Good, Great, Same

The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.
Winston Churchill

Against, Read, Risk

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.
Winston Churchill

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Winston Churchill

True, Genius, Capacity

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.
Winston Churchill

Good, Power, Today

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
Winston Churchill

Sorry, Cannot, Poor

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

Great, Enemy, Against

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Statesman

Born: November 30, 1874

Died: January 24, 1965

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