When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

- Winston Churchill

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.

- Winston Churchill

If it weren't for painting, I wouldn't live; I couldn't bear the extra strain of things.

- Winston Churchill

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

- Winston Churchill

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

- Winston Churchill

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

- Winston Churchill

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

- Winston Churchill

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

- Winston Churchill

If you're going through hell, keep going.

- Winston Churchill

Never, never, never give up.

- Winston Churchill

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

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

- Winston Churchill

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

- Winston Churchill

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

- Winston Churchill

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

- Winston Churchill

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

- Winston Churchill

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

- Winston Churchill

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.

- Winston Churchill

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

- Winston Churchill

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

- Winston Churchill