Winston Churchill

We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, neverin nothing, great or small, large or pettynever give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

I was very glad that Mr. Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but of the whole nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless and, as it proved, unconquerable. It fell to me to express it, and if I found the right words you must remember that I have always earned my living by my pen and by my tongue. It was a nation and race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.

There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.

The present method of producing milk is too laborious. I believe that we can make milk by scientific process, eliminating the cow.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.

Sometimes our idea of luxuries are our client’s ideas of necessities. You might think having a helicopter pad in the back garden, 20 housekeepers and two tennis coaches is over the top. But for them it’s like you buying a sandwich.

Throughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath.

Chaos is a friend of mine.

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

The universe, at any given point, in any given time, is expanding indefinitely in all directions. So trust me when I say, ‘you are the center of mine.’

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.

It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.

When I am old, weather-worn, and grey, I want to fill my lungs with your perfume and hear your laughter echo through our home as we dance alone in our living room, drunk off wine, still madly in love.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.

If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman …

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.