Winston Churchill Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Winston Churchill quotes, Winston Churchill sayings, and Winston Churchill proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. Winston Churchill
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. Winston Churchill
In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet. Winston Churchill
A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterward to explain why it didn't happen. Winston Churchill
Politics is not a game. It's an earnest business. Winston Churchill
It is a fine game to play— the game of politics— and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging. Winston Churchill
Politics is like waking up in the morning. You never know whose head you will find on the pillow. Winston Churchill
No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. Winston Churchill
When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have. Winston Churchill
Perfect solutions of our difficulties are not to be looked for in an imperfect world. Winston Churchill
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber. Winston Churchill
There is nothing wrong with change if it is in the right direction. Winston Churchill
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
This is the lesson: Never give in ... never, never, never, never... in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honor or good taste. Winston Churchill
My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars. Winston Churchill
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. Winston Churchill
The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston Churchill
The maxim ‘Nothing but perfection’ may be spelled ‘Paralysis.’ Winston Churchill
We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law Winston Churchill
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable. Winston Churchill
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. Winston Churchill
My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and, if need be, during all meals and in the intervals between them. Winston Churchill
The water was not fit toi drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learnt to like it. Winston Churchill
Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. Winston Churchill
My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and, if need be, during all meals and in the intervals between them. Winston Churchill
The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learnt to like it. Winston Churchill
Success is never final, failure is never fatal, it is the courage that counts. Winston Churchill