Winston Churchill Quotes - Page 4

British - Statesman November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965 Read full biography

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One does not leave a convivial party before closing time. - Winston Churchill

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time. Winston Churchill

Time, Party, Closing, Leave, Before

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. Winston Churchill

Great, Land, Inspiration, Always, Up

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

More, Battles, General, Greater, He, Won

My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. Winston Churchill

Life, Alcohol, Smoking, Need, Rule

A state of society where men may not speak their minds cannot long endure. - Winston Churchill

A state of society where men may not speak their minds cannot long endure. Winston Churchill

Men, Society, Speak, Long, Minds, Endure

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. - Winston Churchill

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. Winston Churchill

Politics, Healthy, Country, Greatest

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

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

Admire, Dislike, Virtues, Vices, He

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. - Winston Churchill

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. Winston Churchill

Irish, Always, English, Found, Odd, Bit

I am easily satisfied with the very best. - Winston Churchill

I am easily satisfied with the very best. Winston Churchill

Best, I Am, Satisfied, Very, Am, Easily

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. - Winston Churchill

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. Winston Churchill

Mercy, Ask, Show, Shall

If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce. Winston Churchill

You, Race, Go, Going, Bounce, Arms

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. Winston Churchill

Tomorrow, Week, Why, Year, Going, Next

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. - Winston Churchill

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. Winston Churchill

I Am, Too Much, Optimist, Anything, Seem

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

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

Nature, Strong, Trees, Grow, Solitary

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. Winston Churchill

Man, Trying, Try, Lift, Prosperity, Tax

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Winston Churchill

Truth, Men, Nothing, Over, Up, Hurry

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

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

Best, Words, Short, Old

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself. - Winston Churchill

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself. Winston Churchill

Man, Power, Over, Himself, Grown, Sphere

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. Never run away from anything. Never! Winston Churchill

Run, Try, You, Back, Will, Meet

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. - Winston Churchill

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. Winston Churchill

Curse, Bare, Stripped, Plenty

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. - Winston Churchill

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. Winston Churchill

Truth, War, Truth Is, She, Always, Lies

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

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

Business, I Am, Need, Anything, Fact, Am

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. Winston Churchill

Strength, Man, Strong, Know, Silent, Say

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

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

Prepared, Although, Martyrdom, Preferred

Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement. Winston Churchill

Path, I Am, Improvement, Stand, Feel

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can. Winston Churchill

Smile, War, Game, You, Way, Till

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