Winston Churchill

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#back #clever #come #driver #hit

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

— Winston Churchill

#i #nothing #offer #sweat #tears

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#confess #course #diet #eat #found

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#any #asset #citizens #country #greatest

When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#humor

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#nationalism

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#future-plans #mistakes

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#horses

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#afterwards #explain #foretell #going #happen

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#however #look #occasionally #results #should