Winston Churchill Ambition Quotations

The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair.

It was my ambition all of my life to be master of the spoken word.

I play for high stakes and given an audience - there is no act too daring or too noble.

... I think it would be so much better for me to learn something which would be useful to me in the army, as well as affording me exercise and amusement.

It is one thing to see the forward path and another to be able to take it. But it is better to have an ambitious plan than none at all.

This fulfils my ambition. I still have my father's robe as Chancellor. I shall be proud to serve you in this splendid office.

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

This is no war of chieftains or of princes, of dynasties or national ambition; it is a war of peoples and of causes. There are vast numbers, not only in this Island but in every land, who will render faithful service in this war, but whose names will never be known, whose deeds will never be recorded. This is a War of the Unknown Warriors