Winston Churchill — English Statesman born on November 30, 1874, died on January 24, 1965

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States... (wikipedia)

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
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.
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.