Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Attention Quotes, Criticism Quotes

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you...

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you...

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be...

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be...

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to...

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to...

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like...

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like...

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...

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off...

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off...

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to...

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to...

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you...

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you...

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no...

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no...

If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a...

If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a...

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers...

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers...

Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and...

Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and...

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems...

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems...