Winston Churchill — People

A brass padlock closes around a blue question-mark shape on a yellow felt disc. — Original artwork

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Winston Churchill

Unmarked wooden ballot box with visible slot — Original artwork

By noon it was clear that the Socialists would have a majority. At luncheon my wife said to me, ‘It may well be a blessing in disguise.’ I replied, ‘At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised.’

Winston Churchill

Painterly damaged orange and grey control panel with loose wires and sparks against pale grey. — Original artwork

Everything tends towards catastrophe and collapse. I am interested, geared up and happy. Is it not horrible to be made like this?

Winston Churchill

An open wooden toolbox holding a hammer and wrenches on folded navy canvas. — Original artwork

Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt...Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

Winston Churchill

A metal drafting compass stands over an unfinished circle on cream paper. — Original artwork

I am not sure I should have dared to start; but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.

Winston Churchill

Three round red and teal lacquered boxes with floral decoration sit beside a small brass key. — Original artwork

I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.

Winston Churchill

Painterly red curtain tassel entwined with a small three-pronged pitchfork against a red background. — Original artwork

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.

Winston Churchill

An aged brass compass rests on torn map paper against dark teal. — Original artwork

If we open up a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

Winston Churchill

Painterly round silver medal and ribbon resting on folded dark blue cloth. — Original artwork

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty,and so bear ourselves that if the British Commonwealth and its Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'

Winston Churchill

Two teacups at opposite ends of a small table with a tiny paper sailboat between them. — Original artwork

My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked.

Winston Churchill

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.

Winston Churchill

A dark-blue flag stands on a rocky mound beside a round brass shield beneath storm clouds. — Original artwork

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty-- never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

Winston Churchill

A small brass gate in a lilac hedge with its latch held closed from inside. — Original artwork

Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Winston Churchill

A shallow copper bowl filled with green leaves balances on three slender legs. — Original artwork

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Winston Churchill

Of this I am quite sure, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

Winston Churchill

Small painterly terracotta bowl with visible golden repair seams and a blue-green sprig beside it — Original artwork

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

Misattributed to Winston Churchill

Round spectacles with one dark lens and one clear lens resting on a white saucer beside a dark cherry. — Original artwork

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Winston Churchill

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.

Winston Churchill

A tall flute of pale golden drink beside an empty white saucer and small white flowers on a mint-green tablecloth. — Original artwork

When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.

Winston Churchill

An open book has aged, crumbling pages on the left and clean blank pages on the right against a cream background. — Original artwork

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

Winston Churchill

A worn enamel basin holding coiled rope and a trowel on a brick-red surface. — Original artwork

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Winston Churchill

A weathered round shield rests against folded cloth with a white feather along its rim in warm dawn light. — Original artwork

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities, because, as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Winston Churchill

A miniature blue glass castle with tiny gold flags sitting in a walnut shell against a dark blue background. — Original artwork

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

Winston Churchill

A pale sandy path curves around dark rocks and disappears into soft gray mist. — Original artwork

If you are going through hell, keep going.

Misattributed to Winston Churchill

A glass globe containing dark rainclouds on one side and a bright yellow sun on the other. — Original artwork

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

Misattributed to Winston Churchill