Winston Churchill on Patience Quotes

"We must have the patience to endure the long periods of waiting which are inseparable from the conduct of great wars."

"You must put your head into the lion's mouth if the performance is to be a success."

"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time."

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path."

"It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required."

"Patience is a virtue, but it is a virtue which is often exhausted."

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

"The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go."

"We must wait for the arrival of the great masses of equipment."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger."

"Never, never, never give in!"

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."

"I like things to happen, and if they don't happen I like to make them happen."

"We must just keep on pegging away."

"The long road is often the shortest way home."

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."

"The wait may be long, but the end is certain."

"We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire."

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

"Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge."

"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip."

"Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all."

"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."

"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure."

"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."

"It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic."

"Never hold out your hand to a friend to a distance they cannot reach."