The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whiskey. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Drinking Quotes, Funny Quotes

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...

So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved...

So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved...

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do...

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do...

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...

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

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...

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.

My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the...

My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the...

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

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...

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world...

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world...

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,...

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

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...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who...

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who...

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.