Winston Churchill Quotes

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953. Soldier, politician and finally prime minister, Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest 20th-century heroes. He is particularly remembered for his indomitable spirit while leading Great Britain to victory in World War II.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

A joke is a very serious thing.

It's a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.