10 of the wittiest and most powerful quotes by Winston Churchill

12/18/2019

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History Story: 10 of the wittiest and most powerful quotes by Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill was one of the most influential and memorable figures of the 20th century. He always knew how to use language to inspire millions of people, and here are some of his greatest quotes.

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History Story: Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — wikimedia Public Domain Mark

#2

History Story: We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. — wikimedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, it’s also what it takes to sit down and listen. — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something in your life. — wikimedia Public Domain Mark

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History Story: Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it. — wikimedia Public Domain Mark

#10

History Story: There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true. — flickr Public Domain Mark

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ann precix

Loved all of his quotes. There was much wisdom there. There has never been another statesman of his calibre

bettye

He is one of the reasons we aren't all speaking German.

Norma Cullerton

My father was a sergeant in The New Kings Regiment during WW2 and his hero was Winston. I read my fathers notes and diaries from his time on the front line and that is how I know of his respect for Churchill.

Steve Tingle

My own favourite is where a female MP accused him as being drunk - his reply ' Madam you are ugly, but in the morning I'll be sober!' (maybe apocryphal).

Anita Demirdjian-Sahakian

Maybe there was something special in his cigars 😃

David Ching

Steve Tingle, Also when told that if they were married, she would put poison in his drinks, to which he is stated to have replied "if we were married, I would drink it".

Lynne Zeman

Steve Tingle, Yes, he had a lightening wit. He also stated when told his pants were unzipped " A dead bird does not fly from its nest"....

Roger Booth

He got the u.k.through the Second World War then the public turned against him

Chris Garrett-Petts

bettye, Certainly true that - tho' the war's over a long time now.

Nonda Pass

He certainly was a wise man with a great way with words.

Shoshana Katz

He was a fabulous human being and a great man. How lucky we had him at the right time.

Vimala Padmaraj

ENGLAND HAS PRODUCED OTHER GOOD PRIME MINISTERS TOO. HOWEVER NO ONE HAS HAD HAIR LIKE BORIS JOHNSON. (HA HA HA)

Camilla Prosser

Might have, if I could have seen them!

Donna Carder-Kummer

Love reading his quotes. He was a very wise man.

Doris Dallaire

I love his quotes and admire him very much.

Anne Roberts

Great quotes relevant to how you can associate each-quote with a live situation that most people experience and hopefully learn from whether you like Winston Ch . Or not he was a great orator ,leader ,politician ,very knowledgable had a presence that made him unique rather than like most of us “followers” rather than leaders . When I was young we had two bull dogs on our mantle piece above the fireplace one was Winston and the other Montgomery both well repectedin my house .

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