Going through my favorite sites and books to find interesting quotes by Sir Winston Churchill recently and found these interesting ones. I love the way he thought, so clearly and so decisively. Quite unlike many of today’s leaders, I feel. I bought a book about him called Churchill’s Triumph by Michael Dobbs, but am yet to read it. All books about him are quite strong, so expect that of this book too. I also read the biography of his mother, the bok was called The Dark Lady by Charles Higham. A very interesting book, and somewhat familiar since I had read about Jennette Jerome Churchill in an earlier book.

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations; but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.

-Sir Winston Churchill

“To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.”

-Sir Winston Churchill

“It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.”

-Sir Winston Churchill