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Churchill Quotes

Oh, mrs. Churchill, do come over, someone has killed father Picture Quote #1

Churchill has spent the best years of his life preparing impromptu remarks Picture Quote #1

I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill Picture Quote #1

Churchill was a good writer but a bad historian Picture Quote #1

Sexy ain’t guys like Churchill and Lincoln Picture Quote #1

It’s a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time Picture Quote #1

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The food in the House of Commons is fairly good. The cafe in Portcullis House is really very high quality, and you also have a choice of eating in the more traditional restaurants, the Churchill Room or the Members’ Dining Room. I don’t often eat in them, though, as I’m usually on the run Picture Quote #1

When Jennie, mother of Winston Churchill invited playwright George Bernard Shaw to lunch, he telegraphed: Certainly not. What have I done to provoke such an attack on my well-known habits? She replied, Know nothing of your habits; hope they are better than your manners Picture Quote #1

The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill Picture Quote #1

The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans and Italians. The British argued very persuasively on the part of Winston Churchill, prime minister, that this was a very green American Army, green soldiers, green commanders Picture Quote #1

It’s troubling to see how often Winston Churchill is a proponent of massive programs that are really aimed at civilians - starvation blockades and chemical warfare stockpiles and so on Picture Quote #1

It is quite clear that history will record that Margaret Thatcher was the greatest Prime Minister this country has had since Churchill Picture Quote #1

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America has long raised political and cultural cognitive dissonance to an art form. We are capable of living with enormous inequality and injustice while convincing ourselves that we are in fact moving toward what Churchill called the broad, sun-lit uplands Picture Quote #1

The era of procrastination...is coming to a close...we are entering a period of consequences - Winston Churchill (warning about the danger of appeasement Picture Quote #1

The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first time, Roosevelt and Churchill are meeting face to face in this war Picture Quote #1

Extolling the virtues of conservation of energy, Churchill advised, Never stand when you can sit, and never sit when you can lie down Picture Quote #1

You have to remember that although Gandhi and Churchill only met physically once, their paths crossed again and crossed again all over the globe, from London and South Africa and India and back to London. In fact, I discovered that during the Boer War in 1899 they literally passed yards from each other on the battlefield Picture Quote #1

A short, glorious life in service of a greater good - say, the life of the Spartans at Thermopylae, or the pilots in the Battle of Britain, of whom Winston Churchill said ‘Never have so many owed so much to so few,’ - that is worth praising. But for glory alone? I think not Picture Quote #1

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Ramesh Ponnuru and others say Obama is a conventional liberal. But conventional liberals don’t come out for the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Conventional liberals don’t return the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office. Conventional liberals don’t block oil drilling in America while subsidizing oil drilling in Brazil Picture Quote #1

It’s so easy to use tired, shopworn figures of speech. I love using long, fancy words but have learned - mostly from writing my biography of Winston Churchill - that short, strong words work better. I am ever-vigilant against the passive and against jargon, both of which are so insidious Picture Quote #1

Caryl Churchill is a writer of some note, but in the sack, she makes me explain everything Picture Quote #1

Churchill strikes a note in my life because my father worked on Mulberry Harbour, which was the code name for the temporary concrete harbours which were towed across the Channel to make the D-day landings in France possible Picture Quote #1

On rare occasions, Dad used to reminisce about when he met Eisenhower and how Churchill would pop in, in the late hours of the evening or night, carrying a cigar, when he’d obviously had a good dinner Picture Quote #1

A leader whose speech is prepared by others is not a leader; he is just an empty and stupid bottle! Use your own ideas and your own brain; write your own speech, just like Gandhi, Churchill or Nehru! That is indeed a good ethics and a good honour! Picture Quote #1

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It’s a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time Picture Quote #1

I think there are good men and women in all decades. We’ve grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day Picture Quote #1

I love Winston Churchill; I think he had the grace of coming and the grace of leaving - when things were hard he was there, and when it was time to leave, he left Picture Quote #1

Our children were mostly brought up and educated in the Churchill suburb east of Pittsburgh. Each summer, we took them back to England for an extended period Picture Quote #1

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time Picture Quote #1

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were often angry at each other Picture Quote #1

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Oh, mrs. Churchill, do come over, someone has killed father (Churchill Quotes) Churchill has spent the best years of his life preparing impromptu remarks (Churchill Quotes) I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill. (Churchill Quotes) Churchill was a good writer but a bad historian (Churchill Quotes) Sexy ain’t guys like Churchill and Lincoln (Churchill Quotes) It’s a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time (Churchill Quotes) The food in the House of Commons is fairly good. The cafe in Portcullis House is really very high quality, and you also have a choice of eating in the more traditional restaurants, the Churchill Room or the Members’ Dining Room. I don’t often eat in them, though, as I’m usually on the run. (Churchill Quotes) When Jennie, mother of Winston Churchill invited playwright George Bernard Shaw to lunch, he telegraphed: Certainly not. What have I done to provoke such an attack on my well-known habits? She replied, Know nothing of your habits; hope they are better than your manners. (Churchill Quotes) The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill. (Churchill Quotes) The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans and Italians. The British argued very persuasively on the part of Winston Churchill, prime minister, that this was a very green American Army, green soldiers, green commanders. (Churchill Quotes) It’s troubling to see how often Winston Churchill is a proponent of massive programs that are really aimed at civilians - starvation blockades and chemical warfare stockpiles and so on. (Churchill Quotes) It is quite clear that history will record that Margaret Thatcher was the greatest Prime Minister this country has had since Churchill. (Churchill Quotes) America has long raised political and cultural cognitive dissonance to an art form. We are capable of living with enormous inequality and injustice while convincing ourselves that we are in fact moving toward what Churchill called the broad, sun-lit uplands. (Churchill Quotes) The era of procrastination...is coming to a close...we are entering a period of consequences - Winston Churchill (warning about the danger of appeasement (Churchill Quotes) The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first time, Roosevelt and Churchill are meeting face to face in this war. (Churchill Quotes) Extolling the virtues of conservation of energy, Churchill advised, Never stand when you can sit, and never sit when you can lie down. (Churchill Quotes) You have to remember that although Gandhi and Churchill only met physically once, their paths crossed again and crossed again all over the globe, from London and South Africa and India and back to London. In fact, I discovered that during the Boer War in 1899 they literally passed yards from each other on the battlefield. (Churchill Quotes) A short, glorious life in service of a greater good - say, the life of the Spartans at Thermopylae, or the pilots in the Battle of Britain, of whom Winston Churchill said ‘Never have so many owed so much to so few,’ - that is worth praising. But for glory alone? I think not. (Churchill Quotes) Ramesh Ponnuru and others say Obama is a conventional liberal. But conventional liberals don’t come out for the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Conventional liberals don’t return the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office. Conventional liberals don’t block oil drilling in America while subsidizing oil drilling in Brazil. (Churchill Quotes) It’s so easy to use tired, shopworn figures of speech. I love using long, fancy words but have learned - mostly from writing my biography of Winston Churchill - that short, strong words work better. I am ever-vigilant against the passive and against jargon, both of which are so insidious. (Churchill Quotes) Caryl Churchill is a writer of some note, but in the sack, she makes me explain everything (Churchill Quotes) Churchill strikes a note in my life because my father worked on Mulberry Harbour, which was the code name for the temporary concrete harbours which were towed across the Channel to make the D-day landings in France possible. (Churchill Quotes) On rare occasions, Dad used to reminisce about when he met Eisenhower and how Churchill would pop in, in the late hours of the evening or night, carrying a cigar, when he’d obviously had a good dinner. (Churchill Quotes) A leader whose speech is prepared by others is not a leader; he is just an empty and stupid bottle! Use your own ideas and your own brain; write your own speech, just like Gandhi, Churchill or Nehru! That is indeed a good ethics and a good honour! (Churchill Quotes) It’s a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time. (Churchill Quotes) I think there are good men and women in all decades. We’ve grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day. (Churchill Quotes) I love Winston Churchill; I think he had the grace of coming and the grace of leaving - when things were hard he was there, and when it was time to leave, he left. (Churchill Quotes) Our children were mostly brought up and educated in the Churchill suburb east of Pittsburgh. Each summer, we took them back to England for an extended period (Churchill Quotes) When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time (Churchill Quotes) When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were often angry at each other (Churchill Quotes)

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