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Winston Churchill

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was an iconic British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice: from 1940 to 1945 during World War II and again from 1951 to 1955. He is best remembered for his defiant leadership and inspirational oratory that rallied the British people against Nazi Germany when the nation "stood alone".

To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.

#882

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

#255

Descriptions are like skirts, they should be long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep things interesting.

#88

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

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

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If you are going through hell, keep going.

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Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe.

#221

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