Practical Quotations » Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:20:28 +0000

Politicians rise by toils and struggles. They expect to fall; they hope to rise again.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:19:39 +0000

In politics when you are in doubt what to do, do nothing … when you are in doubt what to say, say what you really think.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:18:05 +0000

…never give in, never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:16:29 +0000

It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:15:37 +0000

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

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:14:11 +0000

A nation without a conscience is a nation without a soul. A nation without a soul is a nation that cannot live.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:12:22 +0000

Men may make mistakes, and learn from their mistakes.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:10:37 +0000

As we have triumphed, so we may be merciful; as we are strong, so we can afford to be generous.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:08:59 +0000

One ought to be just before one is generous.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:07:45 +0000

Justice moves slowly and remorselessly upon its path, but it reaches its goal eventually.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:06:43 +0000

Let us treasure our joys but not bewail our sorrows.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:06:18 +0000

Soberness and restraint do not necessarily prevent the joyous expression of the human heart.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:05:29 +0000

Meeting jaw to jaw is better than war.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:04:43 +0000

…imagination without deep and full knowledge is a snare…

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:04:11 +0000

We live in a world of “ifs.”

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:03:34 +0000

I think that no idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching, but at the same time, I hope, with a steady eye.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:02:27 +0000

Ideas acquire a momentum of their own.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:01:49 +0000

Few people practice what they preach…

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:01:18 +0000

No technical knowledge can outweigh knowledge of the humanities.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:00:36 +0000

Nourish your hopes, but do not overlook realities.