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Writing ... it begins as an amusement, then it becomes a mistress, then a master, and finally a tyrant.
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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We shall not fail or falter we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
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I do not wonder that British youth is in revolt against the morbid doctrine that nothing matters but the equal sharing of miseries that what used to be called the submerged tenth can only be rescued by bringing the other nine-tenths down to their le.
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The person of truth must be covered with bodyguards of lies.
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You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
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And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning.
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The Turkish Government began and ruthlessly carried out the infamous massacre and deportation of Armenians in Asia Minor. The clearance of the race from Asia Minor was about as complete as such an act, on a scale so great, could well be.
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We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium.
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Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.
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A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.
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I would tell myself that I was about to address the largest mass assembly of idiots ever gathered in the history of mankind.
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We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.
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Luckily ... there were Zulus and Afghans, also the Dervishes in the Soudan. Some of these might, if they were well-disposed, 'put up a show' some day.
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There are plenty of good ideas, if only they can be backed with the power of action.
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For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.
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An old battleax of a woman said to Winston Churchill, If you were my husband I would put poison in your tea. Churchill's response, Ma'am if you were my wife I would drink it.
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My education was interrupted only by my schooling.
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I am not invested with dictatorial powers. If I were, I should be quite ready to dictate.
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It is of no account after all, the old bird does not fly far from his nest.
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