If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.- Winston Churchill
that’s one of my favorite quotes of all time. If you read Manchester’s two biographies about Churchill you’ll finish with hundreds of similar ones.
Another favorite: when Churchill is shown a railroad boxcar filled to brim with boxes of countless vintages of French champagne, he was heard to utter, “So much to do, so little time.”
Churchill was a well-known nudist in his own surroundings — he had servants bring him robes, supplies, etc., back in the UK and they were accustomed to it. Not really a nudist, just walked about nude after a night’s rest or a bath, until a servant brought his clothes. Anyway, when he was visiting the White House during WWII, he got lost and ended up on a landing above a well-trammelled staircase. No clothes. FDR was at the bottom, and looked up. Churchill blushed, but recovered and said, “the Prime Minister of England has nothing to hide from the President of the United States.” With a grin, he raised his chin and walked back to his room.