Winston Churchill

"We shall never surrender."

"A prisoner of war is a man who has tried to kill you and for political reasons has to be kept alive."

"The most important thing about getting somewhere is not how much you accomplish but who you become."

"Continuous effort is the only way to unlock greater possibilities."

"Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others change their principles for the sake of their party."

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."

"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them."

"The heart of the problem is a problem of the heart."

"In a decadent age, the scion of a noble family can dream of recovering his position in society through strength of character and the support of true friends."

"There are times when men have to rise above their loyalties to truth."

"Adventure is worthwhile."

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."

"You create your own universe as you go along."

"The nation that forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten."

"Man occasionally stumbles over truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue."

"The human spirit is strengthened by hard work, sacrifice, and the companionship of others."

"The laws of a nation form the highway code of its citizens."

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."

"A man is measured not by how many times he is knocked down, but by how many times he gets up."

"All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by their right names."

"The act of being happy is a profound and moral act."

"Death and sorrow will be the companions of those who oppose us."

"Proficiency in a craft brings about happiness."

"The greatest power resides in knowing the hearts of people."

"We are always ready to learn but not always ready to be taught."

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the single candle will not be shortened."

"The day may come when the rest of the European continent will wish us to take the lead, but not yet."

"Unemployment is the acid test of a society."