One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!
— Winston Churchill
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
