I never worry about action, but only about inaction.

Winston Churchill · Churchill's rule of conduct, the man who was always a prod rather than the prodded.

Expert knowledge, however indispensable, is no substitute for a generous and comprehending outlook upon the human story with all its sadness, with all its unquenchable hope.

Winston Churchill · Churchill at the University of Copenhagen in 1950, on what education is for.

Winston Churchill · Fourth Alamein Reunion, Empress Hall, London, 21 October 1949

Winston Churchill · House of Commons, 11 December 1941

More Motivational Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson · The source reads: “It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'Always do what you are afraid to do.'”

Ovid · The source reads: “Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas. Though the strength is lacking, yet the willingness is to be praised.”

Anthony Trollope · The source reads: “It's dogged as does it. It ain't thinking about it.”

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