Winston Churchill

I think it would be so much better for me to learn something which would be useful to me in the army, as well as affording me exercise and amusement.

Winston Churchill

Painting a picture is like fighting a battle; and trying to paint a picture is, I suppose, like trying to fight a battle. It is, if anything, more exciting than fighting it successfully. But the principle is the same.

Winston Churchill

…this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.

Winston Churchill

…to win by one is enough.

Winston Churchill

A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.

Winston Churchill

A change is as good as a rest.

Winston Churchill

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up.

Winston Churchill

A good party man puts his party above himself and his country above his party.

Winston Churchill

A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet.

Winston Churchill

A joke is a very serious thing.

Winston Churchill