Winston Churchill

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

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

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