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A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't...

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Quote by Winston Churchill about philosophy, change, mind

A joke is a very serious thing.

A joke is a very serious thing.

Quote by Winston Churchill about philosophy, joke, things

A lie gets halfway around the world, before the truth has...

A lie gets halfway around the world, before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Quote by Winston Churchill about lie, chance, truth, world

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and...

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

Quote by Winston Churchill about war, man

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth...

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up.

Quote by Winston Churchill about communism, smile

Any man who is under 30 and is not a liberal, has not...

Any man who is under 30 and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30 and is not a conservative, has no brains.

Quote by Winston Churchill about people, man, heart

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage...

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Quote by Winston Churchill about courage

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Quote by Winston Churchill about animals

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, ...

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

Quote by Winston Churchill about politics, war

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for...

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

Quote by Winston Churchill about enemies, good, good luck, life

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

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

Quote by Winston Churchill about difficulties, chance

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

Quote by Winston Churchill about ability

All the great things are simple, and many can be...

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Quote by Winston Churchill about mercy, duty, justice, word, hope, things

Although personally I am quite content with existing...

Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be...

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Although present on the occasion, I have no clear...

Although present on the occasion, I have no clear recollection of the events leading up to it.

Quote by Winston Churchill about recollection, events, present

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will...

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Quote by Winston Churchill about attitude, things

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain...

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.

Quote by Winston Churchill about thinking

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater...

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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