I think a curse should rest on me – because I love this war. I know it’s smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment – and yet – I can’t help it – I enjoy every second of it.
Winston Churchill
War, Conflict, Irony, Passion, Darkness
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“Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it all others depend.” Winston Churchill
Courage, Virtues, Foundation, Strength, Importance
Winston Churchill Courage, Virtues, Foundation, Strength, Importance“Time is one thing that can never be retrieved. One may lose and regain friends. One may lose and regain money. Opportunity, once spurned, may come again. But the hours that are lost in idleness can never be brought back to be used in gainful pursuits.” Winston Churchill
Time, Opportunity, Loss, Productivity, Reflection
Winston Churchill Time, Opportunity, Loss, Productivity, Reflection“And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning.” Winston Churchill
Humor, Honesty, Sincerity, Wit, Relationships
Winston Churchill Humor, Honesty, Sincerity, Wit, Relationships“Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.” Winston Churchill
Politics, War, Strategy, Conflict, Irony
Winston Churchill Politics, War, Strategy, Conflict, Irony“An aphorism is not an aphorism unless you know what it means.” Winston Churchill
Aphorism, Knowledge, Wisdom, Clarity, Language
Winston Churchill Aphorism, Knowledge, Wisdom, Clarity, Language“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” Winston Churchill
History, Knowledge, Statecraft, Wisdom, Learning
Winston Churchill History, Knowledge, Statecraft, Wisdom, Learning“Who is not liberal when young, does not have a heart. Who is not conservative when old, does not have a brain.” Winston Churchill
Liberalism, Conservatism, Youth, Age, Wisdom
Winston Churchill Liberalism, Conservatism, Youth, Age, Wisdom“Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.” Winston Churchill
Language, Simplicity, Communication, Wisdom, Brevity
Winston Churchill Language, Simplicity, Communication, Wisdom, Brevity“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Winston Churchill
Democracy, Government, Imperfection, Irony, Politics
Winston Churchill Democracy, Government, Imperfection, Irony, Politics“When great causes are on the move in the world, stirring all men’s souls, drawing them from their firesides, casting aside comfort, wealth and the pursuit of happiness in response to impulses at once awe-striking and irresistible, we learn that we are spirits, not animals.” Winston Churchill
Causes, Souls, Spirit, Sacrifice, Passion
Winston Churchill Causes, Souls, Spirit, Sacrifice, Passion“The United Nations was set up not to get us to heaven, but only to save us from hell.” Winston Churchill
United Nations, Peace, Humanity, Salvation, Conflict
Winston Churchill United Nations, Peace, Humanity, Salvation, Conflict“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” Winston Churchill
Appeasement, Danger, Survival, Strategy, Hope
Winston Churchill Appeasement, Danger, Survival, Strategy, Hope“To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.” Winston Churchill
Building, Destruction, Patience, Effort, Responsibility
Winston Churchill Building, Destruction, Patience, Effort, Responsibility“I’m going to make a long speech because I’ve not had the time to prepare a short one.” Winston Churchill
Preparation, Brevity, Speech, Humor, Writing
Winston Churchill Preparation, Brevity, Speech, Humor, Writing“If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack.” Winston Churchill
Communication, Emphasis, Clarity, Directness, Strategy
Winston Churchill Communication, Emphasis, Clarity, Directness, Strategy“The only way a man can remain consistent amid changing circumstances is to change with them while preserving the same dominating purpose.” Winston Churchill
Consistency, Change, Purpose, Adaptability, Determination
Winston Churchill Consistency, Change, Purpose, Adaptability, Determination“When someone says to me, Ugh, you smoke. I reply, Ugh, you’re ugly. I can quit smoking.” Winston Churchill
Humor, Smoking, Wit, Retort, Self-Expression
Winston Churchill Humor, Smoking, Wit, Retort, Self-Expression