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Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

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Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

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Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

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If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.

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If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce.

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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

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When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

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I like a man who grins when he fights.

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Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

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It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

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If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.

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In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

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The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

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India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

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Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.

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Eating words has never given me indigestion.

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Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.

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

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It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.

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We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

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We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

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No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

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For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

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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. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

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Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.

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Never, never, never give up.

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I am easily satisfied with the very best.

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I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

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History is written by the victors.

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This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

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Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

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It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

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A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

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The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.

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