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Schriftsteller, Politiker, Premierminister von 1940 - 1945 und 27. 10. 1951 - 5. 4.1955, erhielt für sein sechsbändiges Werk "The Second World War" 1953 den Nobelpreis für Literatur, "My Early Life", "The World Crisis", "Savrola" (England, 1874 - 1965).

Sir Winston Spencer Churchill · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum

Sir Winston Spencer Churchill wäre heute 150 Jahre, 4 Monate, 11 Tage oder 54.918 Tage alt.

Geboren am 30.11.1874 in Woodstock
Gestorben am 24.01.1965 in London
Sternzeichen: ♐ Schütze

• Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.
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• Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth.

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• Facts are better than dreams.

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• From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
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• He [Lord Charles Beresford] is one of those orators of whom it was well said, 'Before they get up, they do not know what they are going to say; when they are speaking, they do not know what they are saying; and when they have sat down, they do not know what they have said.'

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• He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

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• Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt . . . Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

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• History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

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• I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place.

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• I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

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• I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

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• I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

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• I did not suffer from any desire to be relieved of my responsibilities. All I wanted was compliance with my wishes after reasonable discussion.

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• I found I could add nearly two hours to my working day by going to bed for an hour after luncheon.

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

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• I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me.

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• I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

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• I never worry about action, but only about inaction.

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• I remember, when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities, but the exhibit on the programme which I most desired to see was the one described as 'The Boneless Wonder'. My parents judged that that spectacle would be too revolting and demoralizing for my youthful eyes, and I have waited 50 years to see the boneless wonder sitting on the Treasury Bench.

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