Winston Churchill

History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it!

Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never. Never -- in anything great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him to the public.

Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry on as if nothing happened.

A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity !

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.