A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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

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

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the...

The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the...

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or...

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or...

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would...

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would...

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.

There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction

There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if...

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

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

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

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

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

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

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

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts...

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts...

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.