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I have had to eat my own words many times, and I have found it a very nourishing diet.

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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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When a new book appears one should read an old one.
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What is a fine person or a beauteous face, Unless deportment give them decent grace Blessed with all other requisites to please, To want the striking elegance of ease Awkward, embarrassed, stiff, without the skill Of moving gracefully, or standing still.
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England has been offered a choice between war and shame. She has chosen shame and will get war.
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The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
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If you're going through hell, keep going.
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it so often happens that, when men are convinced that they have to die, a desire to bear themselves well and to leave life's stage with dignity conquers all other sensations.
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