We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle

Quote by Winston Churchill

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We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after...

I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after...

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.

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...

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to...

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to...

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...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have...

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have...

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the...

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the...

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to...

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to...

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add...

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

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

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

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...

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil...

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil...