“ No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections. Winston Churchill
“ 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." Winston Churchill
“ A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. Winston Churchill
“ Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. Winston Churchill
“ Never give in 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
“ There are few virtues which the Poles do not possess and there are few errors they have ever avoided. Winston Churchill
“ I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter. Winston Churchill
“ I have never accepted what many people have kindly said namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all around the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to… Winston Churchill
“ I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting. Winston Churchill
“ I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. Winston Churchill
“ Courage is the first of the human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others. Winston Churchill
“ These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. Winston Churchill
“ The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat but they are no less difficult. Winston Churchill
“ When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. Winston Churchill
“ My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. Winston Churchill
