No crime is so great as daring to excel.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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War is a catalouge of blunders.

War is a catalouge of blunders.

Never, never, never, never give up.

Never, never, never, never give up.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a...

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a...

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

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...

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...

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 farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

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

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

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which...

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which...

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

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...

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old...

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old...

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can...

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can...

The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.