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586 Powerful Winston Churchill Quotes to Inspire You

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About Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill, born on November 30, 1874, in Blenheim Palace, England, was a British statesman, army officer, and writer who played a pivotal role during both World War I and World War II. Serving as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, Churchill is remembered for his leadership, oratory skills, and determination in the face of adversity.

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Here are 586 Powerful quotes by Winston Churchill on various topics to inspire you.

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Really I feel less keen about the Army every day

1. “Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.”

Winston Churchill

Career, Reflection, Military, Faith, Humor

No part of the education of a politician is more

2. “No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.”

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Politics, Elections, Education, Strategy, Experience

For good or for ill air mastery is today the

3. “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.”

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Military, Air Power, Strategy, Technology, Dominance

In those days he was wiser than he is now;

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

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Humor, Wisdom, Age, Advice, Irony

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers

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

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Europe, Peace, Unity, History, Forgiveness

I am never going to have anything more to do

6. “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.”

Winston Churchill

Retirement, Politics, Art, Reflection, Peace

I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by

7. “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.”

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Inspiration, America, Renewal, Connection, Exploration

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us

8. “We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”

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Truth, Ignorance, Reality, Reflection, Society

We do not covet anything from any nation except their

9. “We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.”

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Respect, Diplomacy, Integrity, Foreign Relations, Honor

It is a fine game to play - the game

10. “It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.”

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Politics, Strategy, Patience, Risk, Timing

For my part I consider that it will be found

11. “For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.”

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History, Perspective, Humor, Legacy, Irony

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens

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

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Victory, Justification, Perspective, War, Wisdom

In war as in life it is often necessary when

13. “In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.”

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War, Life, Adaptation, Perseverance, Strategy

I was only the servant of my country and had

14. “I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.”

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Duty, Service, Resolve, Country, Responsibility

The short words are best and the old words are

15. “The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.”

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Language, Communication, Simplicity, Expression, Wisdom

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes

16. “The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.”

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Expression, Communication, Society, Fear, Irony

I have been brought up and trained to have the

17. “I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.”

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Values, Sobriety, Discipline, Critique, Society

I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is a much

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

Winston Churchill

Prediction, Strategy, Irony, Humor, Wisdom

The British nation is unique in this respect They are

19. “The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.”

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British, Society, Irony, Perspective, Honesty

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked

20. “If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.”

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Isolation, Security, Humor, Irony, Perspective

When I am abroad I always make it a rule

21. “When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.”

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Patriotism, Critique, Humor, Diplomacy, Restraint

The power of man has grown in every sphere except

22. “The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.”

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Power, Humanity, Self-Control, Growth, Reflection

It is more agreeable to have the power to give

23. “It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.”

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Generosity, Power, Giving, Gratitude, Satisfaction

Politics are very much like war We may even have

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

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Politics, War, Strategy, Conflict, Irony

Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives I

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

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Progress, Technology, Innovation, Irony, Warfare

When we look back on all the perils through which

26. “When we look back on all the perils through which we have passed and at the mighty foes that we have laid low and all the dark and deadly designs that we have frustrated, why should we fear for our future? We have come safely through the worst.”

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Strength, Resilience, History, Courage, Confidence

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert

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

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Focus, Preservation, Progress, Change, Priorities

Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of

28. “Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it.”

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Friendship, Admiration, Leadership, Comparison, Inspiration

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth but most of

29. “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.”

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Truth, Ignorance, Reality, Society, Reflection

Although prepared for martyrdom I preferred that it be postponed

30. “Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.”

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Martyrdom, Life, Humor, Survival, Timing