Winston Churchill

Socialism is like a dream. Sooner or later you wake up to reality.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

Logic is a poor guide compared with custom.

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

I am a child of the House of Commons. I was brought up in my fathers house to believe in democracy. Trust the peoplethat was his message.

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

We all have our challenges, issues, things that we’re working through and insecurity is there because nobody is perfect no matter who you are. It’s that imperfection that makes you so dope.

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree. We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.

Sometimes the place you are used to is not the place you belong.

We cannot see things that stare us in the face until the hour comes that the mind is ripened.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.

Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance shall bring you.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

In literature the ambition of the novice is to acquire the literary language: the struggle of the adept is to get rid of it.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves.

Some of your grief you have cured, and lived to survive; but what torments of pain have you endured that haven’t as yet arrived.

I believe in things that are developed through hard work. I always like people who have developed long and hard, especially through introspection and a lot of dedication. I think what they arrive at is usually a much deeper and more beautiful thing than the person who seems to have that ability and fluidity from the beginning. I say this because it’s a good message to give to young talents who feel as I used to.

The government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.