Winston Churchill

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others.

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

If you're going through hell, keep going.
- All from Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965

About: Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace near Oxford, England on 30 Nov in 1874. His father was a duke, his mother an American heiress. He graduated from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, served in India and Sudan, and then resigned his commission to cover the Boer War as a journalist. As first lord of the admiralty he modernized the Royal Navy in preparation for World War I. He was in and out of politics, his forceful opinions didn't always make him welcome on either side of the aisle. Those opinions did make him a good fit during World War II when he served as Prime Minister. Throughout his life he was an ardent student of history, and wrote several volumes. His quick wit and clear language make him a favorite of any quotation collector.