Churchill Quotes

[Marina]

That's a good one! Hadn't come across it before.
Marina

[von Poop]

Originally Posted by Owen D

One for our old friend jimbo.
"A Fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the Subject"[/

And Those Locks really aren't long enough...Far too neat too.

[Owen]

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.
Winston Churchill

I wonder if he mentioned this to Monty about Normandy when he said something like "The British can't take another Somme."

[Kiwiwriter]

[quote=Von Poop]

Originally Posted by Owen D

One for our old friend jimbo.
"A Fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the Subject"[/QUOTE]




And Those Locks really aren't long enough...Far too neat too.

That can apply to a lot of people!

Also, "Anti-Semitism is a good starter, but a bad finisher."

[Owen]

List of funny ones here.
http://www.workinghumor.com/quotes/w...hurchill.shtml

[Owen]

Of course there's this famous poster too.

[Hawkeye90]

Originally Posted by Owen D

I am still narked how Bush et al quote Churchill to strengthen their arguements.
What do others think? Without hijacking the thread.

George Bush does not have the ability, nor the intelligence to to think of a quote himself.

Franklin Roosevelt has some great quotes though.

"We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees."



"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."



"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes strong than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power."


"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."



A "Quotations Page" would be cool.

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Owen D

I wonder if he mentioned this to Monty about Normandy when he said something like "The British can't take another Somme."

I remember reading somewhere that he had been nauseated by the casualties and waste at the Somme. And is it trrue that at the time of the Normadny landings, Gallipoli was on his mind too? But I suppose the Great War must have haunted many of the leaders of the Second War.

Marina

[spidge]

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

It is no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

And still my favourite quick retort.

Lady Astor: "Sir, you are drunk!"
Churchill: "Yes. And you, madam are ugly. But I will be sober in the morning."

[von Poop]

Originally Posted by Marina

I remember reading somewhere that he had been nauseated by the casualties and waste at the Somme. And is it trrue that at the time of the Normadny landings, Gallipoli was on his mind too? But I suppose the Great War must have haunted many of the leaders of the Second War.

Marina

Fears that Normandy would become another Gallipoli or would be as difficuilt as Anzio were at the forefront of Churchills mind. Allanbrooke claims to have constantly had to reassure the PM on this score.