Winston Churchill

It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; it springs from hope as well as from fear; where there is no hope, be sure there will be no thrift.

Winston Churchill

It is a very fine thing to refuse an invitation, but it is a good thing to wait till you get it first.

Winston Churchill

It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest.

Winston Churchill

It is hard, if not impossible, to snub a beautiful woman – they remain beautiful and the snub recoils.

Winston Churchill

It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don’t believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it.

Winston Churchill

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

Winston Churchill

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world unless you understand the most amusing.

Winston Churchill

It is my purpose, as one who lived and acted in these days, first to show how easily the tragedy of the Second World War could have been prevented; how the malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous…

Winston Churchill

It is no use dealing with illusions and make-believes. We must look at the facts. The world … is too dangerous for anyone to be able to afford to nurse illusions. We must look at realities.

Winston Churchill

It is not always possible to have everything go as one likes. In working with allies, it sometimes happens that they develop opinions of their own

Winston Churchill