It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge.
Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.
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.
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Let us make sure that the supreme fact of the 20th century is that they tread the same path.
Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently o...
As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.
Politics is 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.
I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so -bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years men will still say "This was their finest hour."
I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat.