Winston Churchill1874–1965The quotations of
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer
1874–1965
90 quotes, most often on War & Peace, Politics and Clever Jabs.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
- Speech given at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941. Quoted in Churchill by Himself (2008), ed. Langworth, PublicAffairs, 2008, p. 23
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
As cited in The Forbes Book of Business Quotations (2007), Ed. Goodwin, Black Dog Publishing, p. 49- The Second World War, Volume I: The Gathering Storm (1948) Chapter 19 (Prague, Albania, and the Polish Guarantee).
- On his 75th birthday (1947), in reply to a question on whether he was afraid of death, quoted in the N. Y. Times Magazine on November 1, 1964, p. 40 according to Quote It Completely! (1998), Gerhart, Wm
- Speech in the House of Commons, after taking office as Prime Minister (13 May 1940)
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
- Speech in the House of Commons (11 November 1947), published in 206–07 The Official Report, House of Commons (5th Series), 11 November 1947, vol. 444, cc.
Dogs look up to you. Cats look down on you. Pigs treat you like equals.
Christopher Soames, speech at the Reform Club (28 April 1981), reported in Martin S. Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill. Volume Eight: Never Despair: 1945–1965. p. 304
Often credited to Winston Churchill
Quotes often credited to Winston Churchill that were said or written by someone else.
L. P. Jacks1860–1955Often credited to Winston Churchill- ?UnattributedOften credited to Winston Churchill
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston ChurchillSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston ChurchillWe make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston ChurchillHowever beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston Churchill
