Quote by Sir Winston Churchill

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

Summary

This quote suggests that the English have a tendency to be ambiguous or indecisive when it comes to setting boundaries or making clear distinctions. It implies that they are more inclined to keep things open-ended or flexible, perhaps in an effort to avoid confrontation or maintain harmony. The quote humorously points out a stereotypical behavioral trait associated with the English culture.

Topics

Compromise

By Sir Winston Churchill

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

In Jewish history there are no coincidences.

In Jewish history there are no coincidences.

History

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Analysis

Men often give love for sex, women often give sex for love.

Men often give love for sex, women often give sex for love.

Men & Women

I hope that I'll be hot for a long time so I can make a lot

I hope that I'll be hot for a long time so I can make a lot of money, I can retire early, and just travel. Hopefully that will happen.

Kristin Cavallari

Travel

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy toda

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today; enjoy it and bless God for it.

Henry Ward Beecher

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in --that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.

Work

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Work Peace

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and th

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

Peace

Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability

Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.

Cool

It's pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President a

It's pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President and have the race-winning car on the South Lawn.

Car

Basically, I think that there are some characters that you c

Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through.

Edward James Olmos

Life Truth Character

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal l

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

Claude LeviStrauss

Language