No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections. education
I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic. great
The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure. great
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. government & life
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. courage, failure & success
A joke is a very serious thing. humor
The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. power
There is no such thing as a good tax. good
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. truth
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. change
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. intelligence & strength
The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all. best
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. good & life
History is written by the victors. history
No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye. time
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. good, peace & war
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. politics & respect
Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. history
Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all. best
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. freedom, great & hope
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself. power
If you're going through hell, keep going. motivational
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. nature
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. war
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. government
Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. politics & war
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. best & government
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. failure & success
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. war
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result. life
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. attitude
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. business
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. failure
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. St. Patrick's Day
We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us. architecture
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. learning
War is mainly a catalogue of blunders. war
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times. politics & war
The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. respect
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. art
War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can. smile & war
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. best & success
Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times. politics & war
I am easily satisfied with the very best. best
No crime is so great as daring to excel. great
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. politics
When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin. war
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. great
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure. time
Great and good are seldom the same man. good & great
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. time & truth
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me. funny & marriage
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. future
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. good
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. men & truth
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. business & politics
These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. great
We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect. respect
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. morning
It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive. power
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. time
To improve is to change to be perfect is to change often. change
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. courage
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. courage
In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet. diet & life
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. truth
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. history
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. war
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. pet
If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. future
We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. truth
One does not leave a convivial party before closing time. time
Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all. best
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. truth & war