Quotes by Winston Churchill

“ To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour. ”

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

“ An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. ”

“ If you cannot read all your books...fondle them---peer into them, let them fall open where they will, read from the first sentence that arrests the eye, set them back on the shelves with your own hands, arrange them on your own plan so that you at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them, at any rate, be your acquaintances. ”

“ He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. ”

“ Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ”

“ Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting. ”

“ The price of greatness is responsibility. ”

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

“ We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. ”

“ The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. ”

“ For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else. ”