TRUST

Clementine and Winston Churchill were married in 1908 and remained deeply bonded throughout their life. Clementine was intelligent, politically astute, and often offered frank and valuable advice. Churchill heavily relied on her counsel.

I had to make some hard decisions, sometimes it meant "to be or not to be",
but the most brilliant of my ambitions, was to persuade my wife to marry me....

It takes great courage to stand up and speak,
to sit down and listen – is my preferred technique,
and if there´s any decision – hard to define,
I always ask my Darling Clementine !

It’s such a gift, a joy in life,
to have a wise and knowing wife,
her mind is sharp her insight’s deep,
and all her quotes are mine to keep.
Her judgment is — almost divine —
I always ask my Darling Clementine !

What should I have for breakfast, coffee or tea ?
A glass of Gin, if you ask me.

What should I tell the people, to take away their fears ?
Just tell the truth: there will be blood and sweat and tears.

Should I convince Harry Truman to build the bomb ?
Oh yes, but then we build ourselves a catacomb.

We have our backs to the wall, the tide is closing in,
Should we lay down our weapons and let Hitler win?

We should never surrender to this bloody Kraut,
That’s clear, that’s vital, there´s no doubt.....

It’s such a gift, a joy in life,
to have a wise and knowing wife,
her mind is sharp, her insight’s deep,
and all her quotes are mine to keep.
Her judgment is — almost divine —
What would I do without Clementine ..
Oh yes I trust my Darling Clementine !

Churchill quotes

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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

The price of greatness is responsibility.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

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

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

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.