Success - a Definition by Winston Churchill

 

 

"V" is for victory

This V sign with his fingers was flashed just as he was appointed Prime Minister in 1940 just after the start of World War II in 1939. 

"Success is the ability to move from one failure to another without the loss of enthusiasm" 
                                             -    Sir Winston Chruchill 

       This quote has been attributed to the late Sir Winston Churchill who was a tremendous orator and the Prime Minister of Britain during the Second World War. He was an acerbic and argumentative man, but what a strong motivator of an empire he was ! Using the eloquence of his words he stirred the nation not to be downcast in Britain's darkest hour. In fact he said the Battle of Britain was in fact England's finest hour. 

       In life, we are faced with all sorts of circumstances, successes, defeats, glory, humiliation, money and the absence of it. Failure is said to be the mother of success for if you have not experienced the bitter pill of failure, the stinging humiliation of defeat, how can you savour the satisfaction and sweetness of victory or winning ?  Indeed. It is all relative.

     We all need to strive hard for something we want, to achieve it, against all odds would be doubly sweeter to yourself. 

       Another brilliant repartee from Sir Winston to Lady Astor in the House of Lords : 

" Sir, if I were your wife, I would put poison in your tea ! " Lady Astor

" Madam, if I were your husband, I would drink it ! "   retort from Sir Winston