Quote of the Day I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies. Winston Churchill Lying , People , Watches 319 Copy quote Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions. Winston Churchill Art , People , Way 761 Copy quote 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 Philosophy , Ignorance , Democratic Socialism Speech at the Scottish Unionist Conference, Perth, Scotland, May 28, 1948. 586 Copy quote Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com. 835 Copy quote You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Inspiring , Dog 577 Copy quote 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 Mean , Caring , Thinking About You 662 Copy quote Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. Winston Churchill Inspiring , Decision , Reactions 547 Copy quote A nation that forgets its past has no future. Winston Churchill Past , Forget , Forget It "Plastic £5 note featuring Sir Winston Churchill to enter circulation", www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2016. 463 Copy quote 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 Wisdom , Heart , Political 464 Copy quote Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Life , Motivational 547 Copy quote The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Positive , Success 1438 Copy quote There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place. Winston Churchill Taken , Government , Giving 598 Copy quote If you're going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Change 411 Copy quote 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 Business , Humorous , Hypocrite Winston Churchill (1952). “War Speeches: From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945” 551 Copy quote A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1089, RosettaBooks 258 Copy quote We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill Love , Inspirational , Life 352 Copy quote A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest Winston Churchill Funny , Witty , Clothes 386 Copy quote Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Strength 563 Copy quote 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 Strong , Queens , Fall "The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (Volume II)". Book by Winston Churchill, 1899. 579 Copy quote You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer. Winston Churchill Government , Politics , Conservative 100 Copy quote He who fails to plan is planning to fail. Winston Churchill Planning , Failing , Plans 74 Copy quote You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Funny , Life 1519 Copy quote I'd rather argue against a hundred idiots, than have one agree with me. Winston Churchill Arguing , Idiot , Hundred 193 Copy quote Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea. Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it. Winston Churchill Husband , Tea , Poison 119 Copy quote A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor. Winston Churchill Hero , Honor , Failing 129 Copy quote I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies. Winston Churchill Lying , People , Watches 319 Copy quote I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies. Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions. Winston Churchill Art , People , Way 761 Copy quote Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions. 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 Philosophy , Ignorance , Democratic Socialism Speech at the Scottish Unionist Conference, Perth, Scotland, May 28, 1948. 586 Copy quote Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com. 835 Copy quote Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Inspiring , Dog 577 Copy quote You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. 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 Mean , Caring , Thinking About You 662 Copy quote 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. Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. Winston Churchill Inspiring , Decision , Reactions 547 Copy quote Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. A nation that forgets its past has no future. Winston Churchill Past , Forget , Forget It "Plastic £5 note featuring Sir Winston Churchill to enter circulation", www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2016. 463 Copy quote A nation that forgets its past has no future. 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 Wisdom , Heart , Political 464 Copy quote If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Life , Motivational 547 Copy quote Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Positive , Success 1438 Copy quote The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place. Winston Churchill Taken , Government , Giving 598 Copy quote There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place. If you're going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Change 411 Copy quote If you're going through hell, keep going. 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 Business , Humorous , Hypocrite Winston Churchill (1952). “War Speeches: From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945” 551 Copy quote 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. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1089, RosettaBooks 258 Copy quote A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill Love , Inspirational , Life 352 Copy quote We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest Winston Churchill Funny , Witty , Clothes 386 Copy quote A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Strength 563 Copy quote Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. 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 Strong , Queens , Fall "The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (Volume II)". Book by Winston Churchill, 1899. 579 Copy quote 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. You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer. Winston Churchill Government , Politics , Conservative 100 Copy quote You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer. He who fails to plan is planning to fail. Winston Churchill Planning , Failing , Plans 74 Copy quote He who fails to plan is planning to fail. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Funny , Life 1519 Copy quote You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. I'd rather argue against a hundred idiots, than have one agree with me. Winston Churchill Arguing , Idiot , Hundred 193 Copy quote

I'd rather argue against a hundred idiots, than have one agree with me. Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea. Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it. Winston Churchill Husband , Tea , Poison 119 Copy quote Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea. Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it. A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor. Winston Churchill Hero , Honor , Failing 129 Copy quote A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor. Latest quotes from interviews "We make our buildings, and then our buildings make and shape us." Related Authors Queen Elizabeth II Monarch George VI Former King of the United Kingdom Joseph Stalin Former Premier of the Soviet Union Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President Anthony Eden Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Benito Mussolini Former Duce Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th U.S. President John Lithgow Actor Lord Randolph Churchill British Statesman Douglas MacArthur Military Officer Adolf Hitler Former Chancellor of Germany George S. Patton Military Commander Clement Attlee Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Hideki Tojo Military Officer Eleanor Roosevelt Former First Lady of the United States Margaret Thatcher Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Vladimir Lenin Revolutionary Neville Chamberlain Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Erwin Rommel Soldier Theodore Roosevelt 26th U.S. President Winston Churchill Born: November 30, 1874 Died: January 24, 1965 Occupation: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Cite this Page: Citation Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends Never Giving Up Positive Thinking Public Speaking Success And Failure Time Management War Of The Worlds Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account