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.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Life Quotes

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether...

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether...

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

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.

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...

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...

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...

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish...

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish...

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

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...

I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed...

I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed...

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great...

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great...

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him...

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

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.

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...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...

Every good picture leaves the painter eager to start again, unsatisfied, inspired by the rich...

Every good picture leaves the painter eager to start again, unsatisfied, inspired by the rich...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect,...

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect,...