Winston Churchill

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

"The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in what I might call the 'Headmistress' manner."

"We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened."

"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put."

"It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."

"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection."

"Writing a book is an adventure."

"Art is not about perfection, it is about the artist and the public."

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

"Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room."

"Idle hands are the devil's tools."

"Business ought to be productive and not merely predatory."

"Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd."

"Science is a tool of investigation; it is a weapon of the mind."

"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation."

"We are in the presence of a crime against humanity."

"I would say to the House as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed, you may come to a time when you will have to fight with bloodshed."

"The lights are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime."

"Action this day."

"In the course of history there come times when bold and daring action must be taken."

"I have been young, and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken."

"A man's legs must move in harmony with his mind."

"There is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure."

"The quality of our thoughts will determine the quality of our lives."

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful."

"Genius is the very thing God gives to us when He wants to punish us."