In Winston he had found someone who valued him not for his title and heritage, but for himself.Erik Larson
"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others."Winston Churchill
As always, in times of tranquility and danger alike, he smoked.Erik Larson
His drive to command, to impose his vision of the world on the world, was innate, instinctual.Erik Larson
His spirits were an elevator perpetually in motion—up, down, seldom holding steady—and those who knew him well came to understand that this was a fundamental part of his nature.Erik Larson
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.Winston Churchill
To be hated intensely is not a bad thing. I always think in such matters that it is the hatred of things weak, base, and ignoble. It is the fury of rats against a terrier that kills them.Winston Churchill
The fundamental aspect of the Blitz that struck Churchill was the extraordinary cheerfulness, calm, and resolution of average citizens.Erik Larson
This is a war of the unknown warriors; but let all strive without failing in faith or in duty, and the dark curse of Hitler will be lifted from our age.Winston Churchill
Churchill was not a modest man. He did not believe in false modesty, or, as he once put it, in 'insincere modesty,' which he felt was 'the refinement of vanity.'Erik Larson