Wednesday, October 1, 2008

WINSTON CHURCHILL

What I admire most about Winston Churchill is his wit. His quotes clearly display that quality of his. He has a sense of sentences and knows how to present his points. The following are some of his quotes (my favorite highlighted in orange);

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

The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Do not criticize your government when out of the country. Never cease to do so when at home.

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is ready for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter. (On his 75th birthday)

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

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

A fanatic is one who cannot change his mind and won't change the subject.

Golf is a game who's aim it is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.

The monarchy is so extraordinarily useful. When Britain wins a battle she shouts, 'God save the Queen'; when she loses, she votes down the prime minister.

I never worry about action, but only about inaction.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

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

The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice may distort it, but there it is.

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