Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. – Winston Churchill
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. – Winston Churchill
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. – Winston Churchill
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. – Winston Churchill
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult. – Winston Churchill
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. – Winston Churchill
Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. – Winston Churchill
Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham. – Winston Churchill
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose… only then will you learn the game. – Winston Churchill
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. – Winston Churchill
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war. – Winston Churchill
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill
Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong. – Winston Churchill
Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. – Winston Churchill
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. – Winston Churchill
Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history. – Winston Churchill