Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured. But I fear - I fear greatly - the storm will not pass. It will rage and it will roar, even more loudly, even more widely.

Winston Churchill

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Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a wa... by Winston Churchill

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

Winston Churchill
people way art

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

Winston Churchill
democratic-socialism ignorance philosophy
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stone... by Winston Churchill

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Winston Churchill
dog inspiring inspirational

When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

Winston Churchill
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Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.

Winston Churchill
humorous hypocrite business

Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die: but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.

Winston Churchill
queens strong fall

If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.

Winston Churchill
political wisdom heart
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something,... by Winston Churchill

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

Winston Churchill
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There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken fro... by Winston Churchill

There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

Winston Churchill
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Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. by Winston Churchill

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

Winston Churchill
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I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do.... by Winston Churchill

I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.

Winston Churchill
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The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, an... by Winston Churchill

The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE.

Winston Churchill
success positive inspirational
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation... by Winston Churchill

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

Winston Churchill
trust witty funny

Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... " Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?" Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price

Winston Churchill
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A nation that forgets its past has no future. by Winston Churchill

A nation that forgets its past has no future.

Winston Churchill
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to... by Winston Churchill

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

Winston Churchill
motivational positive inspirational
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we gi... by Winston Churchill

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill
inspirational love life

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest

Winston Churchill
clothes witty funny
You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer. by Winston Churchill

You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.

Winston Churchill
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Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man. by Winston Churchill

Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Winston Churchill
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