Quotes by Winston Churchill

“ Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. ”

“ A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. ”

“ Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result. ”

“ Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. ”

“ A lady came up to me one day and said 'Sir! You are drunk', to which I replied 'I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly. ”

“ Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. ”

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

“ It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required. ”

“ I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ”

“ Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ”

“ Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ”

“ History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. ”