Quotes about Determination
We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
— Winston Churchill
We will have no truce or parley with you [Hitler], or the grisly gang who work your wicked will. You do your worst—and we will do our best.
— Winston Churchill
The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go.
— Winston Churchill
We have not journeyed all this way across the centuries, across the oceans, across the mountains, across the prairies, because we are made of sugar candy.
— Winston Churchill
What kind of people do they [the Japanese] think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?
— Winston Churchill
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.
— Winston Churchill
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
— Winston Churchill
When I warned [the French] that Britain would fight on alone whatever they did, their generals told their prime minister and his divided cabinet, "In three weeks England will have her neck wrung like a chicken." Some chicken; some neck.
— Winston Churchill
The maxim of the British people is 'Business as Usual.'
— Winston Churchill
This was their finest hour
— Winston Churchill
All things come to him who waits -- provided he knows what he is waiting for.
— Woodrow Wilson
There is nothing that succeeds in life like boldness, provided you believe you are on the right side.
— Woodrow Wilson