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10 Winston Churchill Quotes To Inspire You Today

Quotes that echo Churchill's legacy of courage, endurance and leadership.

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10 Winston Churchill Quotes To Inspire You Today
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Regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders to have ever lived, Sir Winston Churchill is forever immortalized as a beacon of courage, fortitude, and hope. The recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, Churchill's infallible capacity to lead was only complimented by his mastery of words that sprung from an observant, but sharp wit. A wit that allowed him to deliver some of the most incisive, yet empowering dogmas, that leaders and innovators of the current day -- be it in politics, commerce, or the arts -- consult in order to aspire, and rise to the heights from which the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is timelessly revered.

1. "We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

While it's important to put on suite and tie to go to a 9-5 desk job in order to make our rent and mortgage, it's equally, if not more momentous when we take surplus we have to figure how it can be used to improve the circumstances for those around us.

2. "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."


While it's important to put on suite and tie to go to a 9-5 desk job in order to make our rent and mortgage, it's equally, if not more momentous when we take surplus we have to figure how it can be used to improve the circumstances for those around us.

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

While it's easy to see every challenge as a setback, the presentation of obstacles is also a door, a chance to turn the mistakes of yesterday into the successes of tomorrow.

4. "It is a fine thing, to be honest, but it is also very important to be right."

While you might have the right to express your thoughts and perspective, being able to come forth with your beliefs doesn't prove they are facts.

5. "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

You can't impress everyone. No matter what you say, or what you do.

6. "Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it."

We only attain new heights by confronting our challenges, not by giving in, going along with them.

7. “Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.”

Politics is rhetoric. Words. Where you place them, how you use them.

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

Keep doing what you love. No matter what.

9. "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. While it's important to exhibit strength."

Becoming who you want to requires growth. And after you grow, you must grow again.

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