"I now began for the first time to envy those young cubs at the university who had fine scholars to tell them what was what; professors who had devoted their lives to mastering and focusing ideas in every branch of learning; who were eager to distribute the treasures they had gathered before they were overtaken by the night. But now I pity undergraduates, when I see what frivolous lives many of them lead in the midst of precious fleeting opportunity. After all, a man's Life must be nailed to a cross either of Thought or Action. Without work there is no play."
Winston Churchill
Politician, Writer, Historian
Winston Churchill was a British Prime Minister known for his leadership during WWII and his powerful oratory that inspired resilience and determination.
- Born
- November 30, 1874
- Died
- January 24, 1965
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"All I want is compliance with my wishes, after reasonable discussion."
"There was a man who sold a hyena skin while the beast still lived and who was killed in hunting it."
"Air power can either paralyze the enemy's military action or compel him to devote to the defense of his bases and communications a share of his straitened resources far greater that what we need in the attack."
"Mr. Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right."
"If the British Empire is fated to pass from life into history, we must hope it will not be by the slow process of dispersion and decay, but in some supreme exertion for freedom, for right and for truth."
"I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon"
"To secure your historical standing, be sure you are the first to write about it."
"The struggle which is now beginning between the Zionist and Bolshevik Jews is little less than a struggle for the soul of the Jewish people."
"Everything trends towards catastrophe & collapse. I am interested, geared up & happy. Is it not horrible to be built like that?"
"Painting is the same kind of problem as unfolding a long, sustained interlocked argument... It is a proposition commanded by a single unity of conception."
"When they told me that by the year 2100 women would rule the world, my reply was 'Still?'"
"Courage is the greatest virtue because it guarantees all the rest."
"A gentleman is a man who is only rude when he intends to be."
"The true guide of life is to do what is right."
"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."
"'Keep England White' is a good slogan."
"The difference between mere management and leadership is communication."
"Only changes in mindsets can extend the frontiers of the possible."
"If we win, nobody will care. If we lose, there will be nobody to care."