"It is impossible not to be moved by the verve, courage and elan with Churchill attacked his last and ultimately invincible enemy, old age and infirmity. As in all his campaigns, he assailed his adversary with endless high spirits, expert advice, ample helpings of brandy and champagne, and the loving and long-suffering support of his wife."

-- David Cannadine

#Wife Quotes #Long Quotes #Advice Quotes

“The whole idea of revenge and punishment is a childish day-dream. Properly speaking, there is no such thing as revenge. Revenge is an act which you want to commit when you are powerless and because you are powerless: as soon as the sense of impotence is removed, the desire evaporates also.”
“It takes someone very special to help you forget someone very special.”

Source : "Oliver's Story" film's tagline, www.imdb.com. December 15, 1978.
“The political establishment, they don't know what to do about Trump because they said, oh, the immigration thing will kill him. First, they said he'll never run, and then he ran. Then they said he'll never file his financial disclosures. He filed and on time. Then they said, he's going to fall flat on his face.”

Source : Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
“May the forests be with you and with your children.”
“The recollection of one upward hour Hath more in it to tranquilize and cheer The darkness of despondency, than years Of gayety and pleasure.”

Source : James Gates Percival (1822). “Prometheus, part II, with other poems”, p.105
“Love? It's good. But, as you go on living, it changes. After time passes, all gets forgotten.”
“I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.”
“Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.”

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