To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

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...

India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

If you are going through hell, keep going.

If you are going through hell, keep going.

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

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

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended...

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended...

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

Never give in.. never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty,...

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.

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

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

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

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.

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....

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity,...

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity,...

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.