The Making of Winston Churchill Part 1

“So if you're studying the history of history's greatest founders before World War II, they all say the same thing. They're motivated and inspired by Napoleon. After World War II, Napoleon is still there, but then they bring up Churchill a lot.”

“Although he would become famous for his sharp wit, Churchill was also uncomfortable addressing an audience unless he had carefully written and exhaustively rehearsed every line of his speech. Winston spent hours preparing for every formal lecture and even his …”

“You're often driven by the hatred of the version of yourself that would quit.”

“From studying the outcomes of past expeditions, he believed that those who burdened themselves with equipment to meet every contingency had fared much worse than those that had sacrificed total preparedness for speed.”

“Before he escapes, he writes a letter to the Secretary of State for War of his enemy, and he leaves it on his bed so it is found and discovered after he escapes.”

“He was a terrible student, but an incredible reader. For most of his life, Churchill had taken refuge in books. He had never liked school, finding it a grim, joyless struggle, and himself more often than not at the bottom of his class.”