Quotes by Winston Churchill

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

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

If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack.

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

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.