"I could not help reflecting that the..." - Quote by Winston Churchill
I could not help reflecting that the bullet which had struck the chestnut [horse] had certainly passed within a foot of my head. So at any rate I had been 'under fire.' That was something.
More by Winston Churchill
“Decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.”
“A heightened sense of the observation of nature is one of the chief delights that have come to me through trying to paint.”
“Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.”
More on Experience
“For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.”
“What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.”
“Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?”