100+ Famous Churchill Quotes That Inspire and Motivate

"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

"Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision."

"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."

"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

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

"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."

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

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

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

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

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

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

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

"We are all worms. But I believe I am a glow-worm."

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

"Responsibility is the price of greatness."

"The further backward you look, the further forward you are likely to see."

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

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

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

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

"Never, never, never give up."

"Kites rise highest against the wind—not with it."

"Failure is not an option. Everyone must succeed."

"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."

"We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival."

"When you have everything under control, you're not moving fast enough."

"Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge."

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

"To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents."

"There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."

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

"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders."

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets…"

"In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill."

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."

"Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace."

"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

"Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions."

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

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."

"For myself, I am an optimist—it does not seem to be much use being anything else."

"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened."

"There is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace."

"No one would do anything if they could help it. The idea of work is repugnant to the human race."

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

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

"There is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don’t mind who gets the credit."

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful."

"The longer we delay, the more difficult it becomes."

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."

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

"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."

"A sheep does not lose its character by eating grass from a field where another sheep has grazed."

"It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."

"The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong."

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

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

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

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

"There is no friend as loyal as a book."

"Answers are easy; it is asking the right questions that matters."

"A witty saying proves nothing."

"I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me."

"My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best."

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

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat—and perhaps a good cigar."

"The short answer is ‘No’. The long answer is ‘Hell No’."

"There are no rules for being a genius. Otherwise, everyone would follow them."

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

"I have always believed that a snack between meals is essential to maintain energy."

"Nothing is more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."

"We occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off in the other direction."

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

"Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans."

"To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing."

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."

"Live to fight another day."

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

"There is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure."

"Every man should have the chance, as I have, to prove four times in life that he’s not a coward."

"We must learn to live together as brothers—or perish together as fools."

"Happiness is a serious problem. It is no joking matter."

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

"All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from them."

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

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened."

"Failure is not an option. Everyone must succeed."

"I’ve achieved success by going from one failure to another without losing my enthusiasm."

"It is better to be making the news than taking it. To be the hammer rather than the anvil."

"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."

"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."

"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."

"We sometimes stumble upon the truth, but most of us quickly jump up and pretend nothing happened."

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time."

"Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

"Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse."

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."

"We must learn to live together as brothers—or perish together as fools."

"The future belongs to the people who prepare for it today."

"A nation that forgets its past has no future."

"The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of a myth than to the call of reality."

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."