I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is a political statistic. -Sir Winston Churchill

 

I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is a political statistic.


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This quote is just one of 82 total Sir Winston Churchill quotes in our collection. Sir Winston Churchill is known for saying 'I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is a political statistic.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Success is never final.

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It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.

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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. -Sir Winston Churchill
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For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

Sir Winston Churchill
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It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.

Sir Winston Churchill
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. -Sir Winston Churchill
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We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

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