11 Winston Churchill Quotes on Communication

Winston Churchill quotes on communication

52. The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.

64. I have nothing to add to the reply which has already been sent.

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

123. Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.

163. The essence and foundation of House of Commons debating, is formal conversation, the set speech, the harangues addressed to constituents, or to the wider public out of doors, have never succeeded much in our small wisely built chamber.

180. The Times is speechless and takes three columns to express its speechlessness.

184. This paper by its very length defends itself against the risk of being read.

191. We know that he has, more than any other man, the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought.

195. When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

207. Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if I were your wife, I'd poison your tea. Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.

220. Yes, now bugger off.