Winston Churchill Quotes

24 quotes from Winston Churchill on investing, entrepreneurship and motivation.

On investing

You make a living by what you earn; you make a life by what you give.
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
In every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in society.

Without courage all other virtues lose their meaning.
I am easily satisfied with the very best.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
Never, never, never give in!
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
Democracy is more vindictive than cabinets, the wars of peoples will be more terrible than those of kings.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end, this is just perhaps the end of the beginning.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
It's no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
You make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.
We are all worms, But I do believe that I am a glow worm.
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I am a man of simple tastes easily satisfied with the best.