All great things are simple and can be expressed in a single word

Сэр Уинстон Леонард Спенсер-Черчилль (англ. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, 1874 — 1965) — британский государственный и политический деятель, премьер-министр Великобритании в 1940—1945 и 1951—1955 годах; военный (полковник), журналист, писатель, почётный член Британской академии, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Проблемы, вызванные одержанной победой, приятней проблем, вызванных поражением, но они не менее трудные.

History is written by the victors.
История пишется победителями.

Study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.
Изучайте историю. В истории есть все секреты искусства управления государством.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
История будет добра ко мне, ибо я намерен её писать.

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.
У нас много желаний, и очень часто одно исключает другое.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Политика — не игра. Это серьезное занятие.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Успех — это способность идти от одной неудачи к другой без потери энтузиазма.

Great and good are seldom the same man.
Великий и хороший — редко одно и то же лицо.

The price of greatness is responsibility.
Цена величия — ответственность.

All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Все великие вещи просты, и многие из них могут быть выражены в отдельных словах: свобода, справедливость, честь, долг, милосердие, надежда.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Периодически люди спотыкаются о правду и падают, но большинство затем встают и спешат дальше, как будто ничего не случилось.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Мужество заставляет встать я говорить и мужество же заставляет сеть и слушать.

Never, never, never give in!
Никогда, никогда, никогда не сдаваться!

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.
Сила военно-воздушного флота потрясающа, когда ему нечего противопоставить.

I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
Я не могу предсказать действий России. Это головоломка, завернутая в тайну, внутри загадки: но возможно, там есть ключ — русский национальный интерес.

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. Британцы — единственный народ на свете, который любит, когда им говорят, что дела обстоят хуже некуда.

I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion.
Я ненавижу индейцев. Они ужасные люди со звериной религией.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Демократия — самый худший вид правления, не считая всех прочих, что человечество испробовало за свою историю.

Dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Диктаторы ездят верхом на тиграх, боясь с них слезть. А тигры между тем начинают испытывать голод.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Миротворец — это тот, кто кормит крокодила в надежде, что тот съест его последним.

If you are going through hell, keep going.
Если вы проходите через ад, продолжайте идти.

If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Если бы Гитлер вторгся в ад, я бы по крайней мере замолвил за дьявола словечко в Палате общин.

I am always ready to learn, but I do not always like being taught.
Я всегда готов учиться, но мне не всегда нравится, когда меня учат.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
Величайший урок в жизни — знать, что даже дураки иногда бывают правы.

Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.
Непрерывная работа — не сила или интеллект — это ключ к раскрытию нашего потенциала.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
Чтобы построить, возможно, понадобится медленная и трудоемкая задача долгих лет. Чтобы уничтожить, достаточно бездумного акта за один день.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
Мне нечего предложить, кроме крови, тяжелого труда, слез и пота.

It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.
Не достаточно того, что мы делаем все возможное; иногда мы должны делать то, что требуется.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Пессимист видит трудности в каждой возможности; оптимист видит возможность в каждой трудности.

My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.
Мои вкусы просты: я легко удовлетворяюсь лучшим.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.
Я легко удовлетворяюсь самым лучшим.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.
Мы раздеты догола проклятьем изобилия.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
Улучшение есть изменение; быть совершенным это часто меняться.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.
Какой бы ни была красивой стратегия, вы должны время от времени смотреть на результаты.

An aphorism is not an aphorism unless you know what it means.
Афоризм не афоризм, если ты не знаешь, что он значит.

There is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
Не время удобств и комфорта. Время отваги и выдерживания.

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.
Фанатик — это человек, который не может изменить взгляды и не может переменить тему.

A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.
Любовь к традициям, никогда не ослабевающей нации, действительно усилило её в час опасности.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.
Первое необходимое качество — это смелость (дерзость, нахальность).

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.
Здоровые граждане — это величайшее достояние любой страны.

Always remember, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
Всегда помни, что я взял от алкоголя больше, чем он забрал у меня.

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.
В молодости я взял себе за правило не пить ни капли спиртного до обеда. Теперь, когда я уже немолод, я держусь правила не пить ни капли спиртного до завтрака.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
Хотя я готов к мученичеству, я предпочел бы, чтобы оно было отложено.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.
Вообще говоря, короткие слова являются лучшими, а старые слова лучше всего.

Every morn brought forth a noble chance, and every chance brought forth a noble knight.
Каждое утро выпадает благородный шанс, и все шансы выпадают благородным рыцарям.

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
От Штеттина на Балтике до Триеста на Адриатике железный занавес опустился на континент.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Я люблю свиней. Собаки смотрят на нас снизу вверх. Кошки смотрят на нас сверху вниз. Свиньи смотрят на нас как на равных.

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
Теперь это не конец. Это даже не начало конца. Но это, возможно, конец начала.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Присущая сила капитализма — несправедливое распределение благ. Присущая сила социализма — равное распределения бедствия.

There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.
Много ужасной лжи собирается по всему миру, и хуже всего то, что половина из неё верна.

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
Когда орлы молчат, то болтать начинают попугаи.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.
Я никогда не беспокоюсь насчет действия, только насчет бездействия.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
Одиночные деревья, если они вырастают, они растут сильными.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.
Если вы имеете десять тысяч ограничений, вы уничтожаете все уважение к закону.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.
Каждый имеет свой день, и некоторые дни длиннее прочих.

No comment is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.
Без комментариев — это великолепное выражение. Я использую его снова и снова.

A joke is a very serious thing.
Шутка — это очень серьезная вещь.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.
Когда вы должны убить человека, ничего не стоит быть вежливым.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Отношение (позиция) это мелочь, которая имеет большое значение.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. In 2018, Harry was made Duke of Sussex prior to his wedding to American actress Meghan Markle. They have two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. In January 2020, the couple stepped down as working royals and moved to the Duchess’s native Southern California. May these Prince Harry Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.

1. “Conversations with my mother, father, my grandparents, as I’ve grown up have obviously driven me towards wanting to try and make a difference as much as possible.” Prince Harry

2. “The majority of us carry some form of unresolved trauma, loss, or grief, which feels – and is – very personal. Yet the last year has shown us that we are all in this together.” Prince Harry

3. “There’s a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish, obviously, that we were just completely normal.” Prince Harry

4. “All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.” Prince Harry

5. “One of the biggest lessons that I’ve ever learnt in life is you’ve sometimes got to go back and to deal with really uncomfortable situations and to be able to process it in order to be able to heal.” Prince Harry

6. “Anyone who says they don’t enjoy the Army is mad – you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.” Prince Harry

7. “It’s so important to know that if you’re going to have a bad day, if you’ve had a bad week or you’ve experienced more trauma or another loss or more stress in your life that you’ve got at your fingertips, whether it’s a WhatsApp group whether it’s an online support group, you’ve got at least a handful of people you can reach out to.” Prince Harry

8. “Every day you are inundated with an overexposure of advertising and mainstream media, social media, and endless comparisons, distorting the truth and trying to manipulating the power of positive thinking. But you don’t let them sway you.” Prince Harry

9. “To be happy is to be mindful, mindful of your feelings, mindful of your surroundings and mindful of the 7.7 billion other humans that inhabit this planet.” Prince Harry

10. “This is not just about women. We men need to recognize the part we play, too. Real men treat women with the dignity and respect they deserve.” Prince Harry

11. “Everyone has a different opinion; every country has a different way of doing things. But I do believe that we need a regulatory body so that everyone who owns or manages wildlife is subject to inspection and rated on how well they look after the animals and how the communities benefit.” Prince Harry

12. “People would be amazed by the ordinary life William and I live. I do my own shopping. Sometimes, when I come away from the meat counter in my local supermarket, I worry someone will snap me with their phone. But I am determined to have a relatively normal life, and if I am lucky enough to have children, they can have one, too.” Prince Harry

13. “It’s something my mother believed in: If you are in a position of privilege, if you can put your name to something that you genuinely believe in, you can smash any stigma you want, and you can encourage anybody to do anything.” Prince Harry

14. “I do enjoy running down a ditch full of mud, firing bullets. It’s the way I am. I love it.” Prince Harry

15. “You’ve got to have fun in life, otherwise, wow, imagine life without fun.” Prince Harry

16. “I really regret not talking about it. It is OK to suffer, but as long as you talk about it. It is not a weakness. Weakness is having a problem and not recognizing it and not solving that problem.” Prince Harry

17. “I was the typical 20-, 25-, 28-year-old going around, going, ‘Life is great. Life is fine.’” Prince Harry

18. “We won’t unlock these opportunities for young women and girls unless we can change the mindset of every family and community. To achieve this, it cannot just be women who speak up for girls.” Prince Harry

19. “For me personally, as I said, I want to serve my country. I’ve done it once, and I’m still in the army, I feel as though I should get the opportunity to do it again.” Prince Harry

20. “We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. It’s OK to have depression, it’s OK to have anxiety, it’s OK to have adjustment disorder.” Prince Harry

21. “I sometimes still feel I am living in a goldfish bowl, but I now manage it better. I still have a naughty streak, too, which I enjoy and is how I relate to those individuals who have got themselves into trouble.” Prince Harry

22. “I think losing your mother at such a young age does end up shaping your life massively. Of course it does, and now I find myself trying to be there and give advice to other people who are in similar positions.” Prince Harry

23. “I had never heard of Meghan before. I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her, and there she was, sitting there. I thought, ‘I am really going to have to up my game here, sit down, and make sure I’ve got a good chat.” Prince Harry

24. “‘When did I know she was ‘The One?’ The very first time we met.” Prince Harry

25. “Part of my role and part of my job is to shine a spotlight on issues that need that spotlight, whether it’s people, whether it’s causes, issues, whatever it is.” Prince Harry

26. “My mother died when I was very young. I didn’t want to be in the position I was in, but I eventually pulled my head out of the sand, started listening to people, and decided to use my role for good. I am now fired up and energized and love charity stuff, meeting people, and making them laugh.” Prince Harry

27. “I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured, and sick Servicemen and women in their journey of recovery. The Invictus Games will focus on what they can achieve post-injury and celebrate their fighting spirit through an inclusive sporting competition that recognizes the sacrifice they have made. I am extremely proud that we are bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.” Prince Harry

28. “The only way to see real progress is not by chance; it’s by change.” Prince Harry

29. “I hope that a lot of my mother’s talents are shown in a lot of the work that I do.” Prince Harry

30. “I had to step my family back from all I have ever known to take a step forward into what I hope can be a more peaceful life.” Prince Harry

31. “The fact that I fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly was sort of confirmation to me that all the stars were aligned; everything was just perfect. It was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life; I fell into her life.” Prince Harry

32. “I know that at the end of the day, she chooses me. I choose her. Whatever we have to tackle will be us together as a team.” Prince Harry

33. “You know, silence only allows the abuser to abuse. Right?” Prince Harry

34. “Once you’re in the military, she means a lot more to you than just a grandmother. She is the queen. And then you suddenly, it’s like start realizing, you know, wow, this is quite a big deal. And then you get goosebumps and then the rest of it.” Prince Harry

35. “You’ve got to give something back. You can’t just sit there.” Prince Harry

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

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Winston Churchill was a famous British politician who was born on November 30th 1874 in Woodstock, England. His early life was spent in Dublin but he returned to England to attend school.

Even though he didn’t excel in school, Churchill enrolled in the Royal Military College. After graduating, he joined the British Cavalry. During his time in the military, he traveled extensively and wrote about his experiences. In 1908, he married Clementine Hozier, and the couple went on to have five children together. It was during this time that Churchill began his illustrious political career.

He became a member of Parliament in 1900, and when Neville Chamberlain resigned in 1940 during the second World War, Churchill took his place as Prime Minister of England. It was thought that his leadership was the reason for the defeat of Hitler. Churchill lost the 1945 election, but regained his position as Prime Minister in 1951.

In January 1965, Churchill died at the age of 90. His speeches during the war conveyed strength and courage to the population of Great Britain in the face of adversity, and with his candor and wit, he gained much favor among the British people.

These dynamic Winston Churchill quotes prove he was a powerful force in the twentieth century and beyond.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

It is no use saying ‘we are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

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 be called upon to give the roar.

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

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

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending – sit down.

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.

Do not let us speak of darker days; let us speak rather of sterner days. These are not dark days: these are great days – the greatest days our country has ever lived.

The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

In war, as in life, it is often necessary, when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.

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

Curse ruthless time! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it!

We must beware of needless innovations, especially when guided by logic.

One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the hard may be; for without victory there is no survival.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

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

In finance, everything that is agreeable is unsound and everything that is sound is disagreeable.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.

This is the lesson: 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 honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

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

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

“Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.”

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace, and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

We shall not fail or falter. We shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

It is wonderful what great strides can be made when there is a resolute purpose behind them.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.

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

Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

“Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.”

The first duty of the university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we do not want a world of engineers.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

All I can say is that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

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.

If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time-a tremendous whack.

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.

If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.

I may be drunk, miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Every man should ask himself each day whether he is not too readily accepting negative solutions.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with it is a toy then an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then it becomes a tyrant and, in the last stage, just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Broadly speaking short words are best and the old words when short, are best of all.

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.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, it’s also what it takes to sit down and listen.

There is always much to be said for not attempting more than you can do and for making a certainty of what you try. But this principle, like others in life and war, has it exceptions.

Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

Everyone has his day, and some days last longer than others.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

There is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

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

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

11 Fun Facts About Churchill

1. While in New York City in 1931, Winston Churchill was hit by a vehicle while leaving a taxi. He had looked right instead of left for cars, as he was familiar with English roads.
2. Churchill took about 60 bottles of booze with him when he left for the Boer War, and preferred Johnny Walker Red Label
3. Winston Churchill proposed to three women during while in his twenties. All three women denied his request, but he did remain friends with them.
4. The first known use of the term “OMG” was in a letter to Churchill over 100 years ago.
5. Churchill was so well-known for his smoking, he has a cuban cigar named after him. The Churchill is about 7 inches long and 19mm wide and was first produced by the label Romeo y Julieta.
6. Churchill became Prime Minister of a national government on May 10, 1940 at age 65. This was the same day Hitler invaded France and the Low Countries.
7. Churchill was very independent and rebellious even at a very early age. These qualities resulted in a poor academic record at school.
8. When Winston Churchill traveled in a ship during World War II, he had a lifeboat mounted with a machine gun so he could “resist capture at all costs.”
9. In 1953, Churchill won a Nobel Prize in Literature. In his lifetime, he wrote more than Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare… combined!
10. Churchill was personally involved in the development of the tank. It was first used in battle by the British army in September of 1916.
11. He was voted “Greatest Briton” by the BBC in 2002 for his leadership and accomplishments in the 20th Century.

These famous Winston Churchill quotes poignantly show his ability to create camaraderie among the people of the United Kingdom during such a challenging period. Churchill’s wisdom is why he is often thought of as one of the greatest wartime leaders in history.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British politician and a Nobel Prize winner.

Sourced quotes

• «All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.»^[1]

Simple: All things that are great are easy to understand, and many can be defined in these words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy and hope.

• «Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.»^[2]    

Simple: Generally, words that are short are the best, and old words are even better.

• «It is a remarkable comment on our affairs that the former prime minister of a great sovereign state should thus be received as an honorary citizen of another.»^[3]

Simple: It is a very interesting thing about the way we do things, that someone who was the Prime Minister of a great country can become an honorary citizen of another country.

• «I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using poisonous gas against uncivilised tribes»^[4][5]

Simple: I have no problem using poison gas against uncivilised tribes

• «I do not admit… that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America, or the black people of Australia… by the fact that a stronger race, a higher grade race… has come in and taken its place.»^[6]

Simple: I believe white Europeans to be a superior race.

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