Winston S. Churchill

nothing would be more fatal than for the Government of States to get in the hands of experts. Expert knowledge is limited knowledge, and the unlimited ignorance of the plain man who knows where it hurts is a safer guide than any rigorous direction of a specialized character.

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."(Speech in the House of Commons, 11 November 1947)

Well, in war, you can only be killed once. But in politics, many times.

Good and great are seldom in the same man.

Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price

Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.

...anger is a waste of energy. Steam which is used to blow off a safety valve would be better used to drive an engine.

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.