Winston Churchill

"The price of greatness is responsibility and the weight of the world rests upon willing shoulders."

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glow-worm."

"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry."

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

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

"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it."

"Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught."

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

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

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

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be."

"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never."

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

"Genius is of no country."

"Action this day."

"The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash."

"There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England."

"Life is not about how many breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away."

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

"The price of any sight is that you must never close your eyes again."

"Business is something you ride like a bicycle. Either you balance, move forward, or you fall down."

"Danger: when you meet it, do not think how dreadful it is, but think how proud it will make you afterwards."

"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it."

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."