The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Winston Churchill Quotes

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at...

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

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...

Death came very easily to her. She had lived such an innocent and loving life...

Death came very easily to her. She had lived such an innocent and loving life...

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....

A joke is a very serious thing

A joke is a very serious thing

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next...

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next...

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as...

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as...

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

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.

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin....

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin....

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.