Famous quotes of Winston Churchill (The Roaring Lion)

Famous quotes of Winston Churchill on democracy and leadership. A man who won’t give up no matter what the situation.

The roaring lion, as they used to call him, with his inspiring speeches and his refusal to quit, even when the odds were against him, led Great Britain to victory against the Nazis through its “Darkest Hour” in 1945.

6 Surprising Facts about Winston Churchill

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“You create your own universe as you go along.”
― Winston Churchill

1. He received a Nobel prize for Literature in 1953

Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 “for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.”

2. He served twice as a Prime Minister

He served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice. He first served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and then again from 1951 to 1955.

3. First Known Use of OMG in a letter to Winston Churchill

The use of “OMG” as an abbreviation for “Oh my God” dates from a letter written in 1917 by Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher. The letter was addressed to Churchill, and Fisher wrote “I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)—Shower it on the Admiralty!”. So it was not a direct letter to Churchill but rather a comment on a rumor that was going around and it was more likely written in jest. (*)

4. Was Churchill half-American?

Winston Churchill was not American from his mother’s side. His mother, Jennie Jerome, was born in New York City, but she was of British-American descent. Her father, Leonard Jerome, was an American businessman and her mother, Clara Hall Jerome, was British. So, while his mother was born in the United States, she was not an American citizen, but rather a British subject.

5. The term “Iron Curtain” became widely known in one of his speeches in March 1946

On March 5, 1946, Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he warned of the growing divide between the Soviet Union and the West. He said:

“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.”

This speech was given at a critical moment in history, as tensions were rising between the Western powers and the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II, and Churchill’s use of the phrase “Iron Curtain” helped to define the new political reality of the Cold War.

6. An excerpt Of “Churchill’s speech is included in the Iron Maiden’s song Aces High

Legendary heavy metal group Iron Maiden included an excerpt from Winston Churchill’s speech “We shall fight on the beaches” as an intro to their song “Aces High” (it appears in the video version and on their live album “Live After Death”). They also use it as an opening for their live shows.


Famous quotes of Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill never give up quote
Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.”
― Winston Churchill

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“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”
― Winston Churchill

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“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
― Winston Churchill

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“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
― Winston Churchill

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“Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.”
― Winston Churchill

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“Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.”
― Winston Churchill

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“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
― Winston Churchill

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“What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?”
― Winston Churchill

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“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
― Winston Churchill

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“As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.”
― Winston Churchill

famous quote of winston churchill
“Don’t argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.”
― Winston Churchill

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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
― Winston Churchill

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“It is a fine thing, to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.”
― Winston Churchill

famous quote of winston churchill
“The price of greatness is responsibility over each of your thoughts.”
― Winston Churchill

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“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
― Winston Churchill

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“Solitary Trees if they grow at all, grow strong.”
― Winston Churchill