A great and profound writer, along with being a statesman and an army officer, Winston Churchill was the Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Thanks to his ideologies and practices, the country won the Second World War under his leadership.
He is regarded as one of the most significant personalities of the 20th century not just in the U.K. but all over the world.
Churchill was also a social reformer, and as a writer, he has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Some of the popoular and best Winston Churchill Quotes are as follows:
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Attitude is indeed a little thing, even abstract, but tends to make a huge difference. This is why one needs to have a suitable attitude as per the situation or the environment they are present in, for it is likely to shape and affect their interaction or encounter in various ways.
For instance, if one has a strong and firm attitude, he/she is more likely to come off as someone who might speak up or is of candour.
Success consists of going to failure from failure without loss of enthusiasm.
The road to success is never short of obstacles and failures. There might even be situations where you keep making mistakes or fail simultaneously, again and again. But it is that exact moment of failures when you have to keep your head up and keep fighting, without getting tired or bored, for the journey to success is an exceedingly long one.
If one has the same sense of enthusiasm and spirit after falling down time and again, then nothing and no one could stop them from reaching their goal.
A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
There is no such situation as too good or bad; it is simply a matter of a difference of perceptions.
Pessimists are bound to find faults and relate negativity with every situation. They are going to find excuses and difficulties in no matter what opportunity is presented to them. Optimists, on the other hand, perceive differently, which is precisely why they will be able to turn any difficult situation around into one with chances and opportunities.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Yes, it takes courage and strength to speak up against a wrongful act or to stand up against someone or something. But it takes even greater strength to be on the other side and listen. This is because pointing out faults and mistakes is always easier than listening to them being pointed out and accepting them.
It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
There is a monumental difference between claiming you are doing your best and actually doing it. One’s words mean nothing until one proves them right.
So, instead of claiming you are giving it your all, focus more on giving it your all because that is the most important part.
Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.
This is one of the greatest quotes ever given by Churchill. He passes a beautiful message through this.
In life, instead of resenting and restricting challenges, obstacles, and failures, face them and fight them head-on for they are the highest chance of growth one can ever have in life. Just as a kite flies the highest against the wind, you will be able to reach your highest only by being at your lowest first.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
The words that we keep to ourselves, we tend to hold and rule them. But the ones that we have already said and cannot take back tend to rule us. This is because the words that we speak and wish to take back are most often the ones we regret the most but cannot take back. And the words we don’t say out loud, we hold control over them which is why we are said to be masters of those words only.
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.
Traditions, cultures, and different perspectives are what makes art whole and complete. Without these, art is just like a flock of sheep without a shepherd, lost. But a set of fresh perspectives, innovation, and change are what makes it alive. Churchill has righteously compared art without innovation to a corpse because then it tends to die out and stops growing.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls for attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Accepting and dealing with criticism is often difficult, but at the same time, it is extremely crucial for an individual’s growth and development. Just like pain in the human body brings the brain’s attention on the wound or painful part, criticism, although painful, tends to bring one’s eye on things that need to be dealt with, that needs healing or things that are generally not in good condition.
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It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
Don’t try to look too far ahead, form where you already are. Rather, try focusing on where you are at that point of time for the former way will not only take your concentration off the situation at hand but will also lead you into worrying about the future, which is not even in your control. So, it is better to think about the situation that you can do something about, i.e., the present.
After all, one should only take up one task at a time to handle for an overload of several tasks tend to divide your attention and is always unhealthy.
Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.
An effort at all is more important than a creative or a clever one. One’s intelligence does not determine its true potential. It is their ability to continue working hard, to put more efforts, time, and energy even after losses and mistakes, that tends to determine their true potential.
We make a living out of what we get, but we make a life out of what we give.
The things that we receive are what determine our living, but it is the ones that we give, that tend to make and complete our lives. This is because life is more about giving and less about getting. A true sense of greatness lies in the former, not in the latter one.
One always measures friendships by how they show up in bad weather.
Friendships are strong when you have friends with you during good times. But friendships are real and the purest when you have friends who not only stick by your side during the bright days but through the dark days and bad times too, with the same heart and spirit. That is when you come to know the true value of your friendship with someone, whether or not they are there for you when you need them, not when they can be there.
Nourish your hopes, but do not overlook realities.
One should never lose hope and always try to look on the brighter side of things and situations, but that does not mean that you overlook and completely avoid or ignore the realities, for that is equally important.
Staying on guard about reality helps you keep your focus and also teaches you to be aware and to accept which happens to be one of the most crucial factors of growth.
You can never tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.
Never get disheartened because of a patch of bad luck because you couldn’t possibly know you would’ve gotten into that situation, and neither do you know what’s to come out of it at the end. It might just turn out to be better than before for all you know!
Besides, everything always happens for a reason, and it is always the right one. So, even if you think you have bad luck, it is because there is something better awaiting you on the other end of this experience.
You must put your head into the lion’s mouth if the performance is to be a success.
Churchill has very thoughtfully compared the two most important aspects of life, success and failures, with a circus performance wherein the ringmaster is supposed to perform certain dangerously eye-catching stunts with a lion so as to win the audience over and have a successful show.
In the same way, if one wishes to succeed in life and emerge victoriously, then they will have to go through tough and daringly difficult obstacles, hindrances, and such situations.
One needs to be brave enough to endure the most difficult parts of life if they wish to enjoy the good ones.
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Having enemies and people who hate or envy you isn’t a bad thing. In fact, contrary to popular belief, it actually reflects your personality as a courageous and daring one. It means that you don’t always act according to what people might like, but according to what you feel is right.
A person who never stands up for anything in life will never have enemies because he/she is too busy pleasing others, but the one that speaks up is busy doing it for themselves and not for others.
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
There are always going to be people who are just waiting on your downfall and are going to bring you name by calling names, insulting you and even your work and commit such heinous acts. And only people who envy you and are threatened by you will try to strike you down. But it is your responsibility to not listen to such petty and futile people who themselves aren’t doing anything significant in their lives. Fighting with them or offering explanations to them is not going to do you any good, it will only slow you down and you would be simply wasting your time, energy, and efforts.
The best way to deal with this kind of people is to not deal with them at all. Let the dogs bark while you embark on the journey of your life and never let anybody else shake the peace of your mind.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
The only enemy one needs to be cautious about is their own mind from which evils like doubts, inhibitions, and other such stresses are born. This is why Churchill says that if you don’t let these evils take over or slow you down, then the enemies that are outside your mind, are not going to be of any threat or danger.
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
No matter how hard you try to ignore or hide the truth, it is not going to change the reality and is bound to come out in the open someday or the other. Betraying or mocking the truth is not going to change anything; it will only further expand the trap that you will fall in further. The sooner you accept and face the truth, the better it is for your own self.
Funny Quotes By Winston Churchill
Here are some of the best funny quotes by Winston Churchill:
A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest. - Winston Churchill
A joke is a very serious thing. - Winston Churchill
If you're going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Winston Churchill
Conclusion
This article was a short compilation of the best Winston Churchill Quotes on Life, Democracy, Love, Performance, Leadership, Success and Integrity.
Co-author: Khushi Shah
Khushi has just passed her school and is now studying at PDPU. Apart from writing, she likes to sketch and dance. She also has other blogs where she posts proses and poetry.
