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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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I did not like the man [Niels Bohr] when you showed him to me, with his hair all overhis head.
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We shall not flag nor fail. We shall go on to the end.
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The destiny of man is not measured by material computations. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we’re spirits—not animals…. There’s something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.
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Manifest destiny was on the march, and it was unfortunate that Mexico stood in the path.
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Even the most eminent persons are subject to the laws of gravity.
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Before the war it had seemed incredible that such terrors and slaughters, even if they began, could last more than a few months. After the first two years it was difficult to believe that they would ever end.
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I myself find waiting more tiring than action.
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Elections exist for the sake of the House of Commons and not the House of Commons for the sake of elections.
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If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
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It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest.
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Mr. Churchill you're drunk! Mr. Churchill: And you, Lady Astor, are ugly. As for my condition, it will pass by the morning. You, however, will still be ugly.
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What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth?
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