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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Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like...

Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like...

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not...

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones,...

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones,...

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

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

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The...

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever....

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever....

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.