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Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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Oh, what is the matter with poor Puggy-Wug? Pet him and kiss him and give him a hug. Run and fetch him a suitable drug. Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug. That is the way to cure Puggy-Wug.
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Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind.
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My greatest good fortune in a life of brilliant experiences has been to find you, and to lead my life with you. I don't feel far away from you out here at all. I feel very near in my heart and also I feel that the nearer I get to honour, the nearer I am to you.
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Our free trade plan is quite simple. We say that every [citizen] shall have the right to buy whatever he wants, wherever he wants, at his own good pleasure, without restriction or discouragement from the state.
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I am too busy. I have not time for worry.
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Hence we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but heroes fight like Greeks.
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This wicked man Hitler, the repository and embodiment of many forms of soul-destroying hatred. this monstrous product of former wrongs and shame.
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An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all that we ask in return for dazzling gifts. We borrow an hour one night in April we pay it back with golden interest five months later.
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I am not sure I should have dared to start but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
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The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.
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Science unfolded her treasures and her secrets to the desperate demands of men, and placed in their hands agencies and apparatus almost decisive in their character. Reflecting on the outcome of World War I, and an ominous future.
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Success always demands a greater effort.
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I was shown a picture by Cézanne of a blank wall of a house, which he had made instinct with the most delicate lights and colours.
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My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop.
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