Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, RAwas a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, a writer, and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth30 November 1874
CityWoodstock, England
Nature will not be admired by proxy.
We shape our homes and then our homes shape us.
Good and great are seldom in the same man.
Our dog chases people on a bike. We've had to take it off him.
Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Sunshine is my quest.
The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair.
When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
Advertising mourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal of a better home, better clothing, better food for himself and his family. It spurs individual exertion and greater production.
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
Things do not get better by being left alone.
Give us the tools, and we will finish the job
In finance everything that is agreeable is unsound and everything that is sound is disagreeable.
A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.