Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
I never worry about action, but only inaction.
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
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.
War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.
