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El ingenio de Churchill: la recopilación definitiva
Edición definitiva de citas del eminente político y Nobel de Literatura en el 50º aniversario de su fallecimiento.
Carismático, erudito y con frecuencia controvertido, Winston Churchill ha sido uno de los líderes más importantes del siglo xx, y uno de los más ingeniosos. Su famoso sentido del humor y sus burlas han supuesto que muchas de sus bromas y réplicas sean casi tan conocidas como sus célebres discursos de guerra. Richard M. Langworth incorpora en este volumen tanto las ocurrencias más famosas como observaciones y comentarios poco conocidos. Siendo el único libro de estas características editado con la plena colaboración de los herederos de sir Winston Churchill, El ingenio de Churchill recoge los momentos más elocuentes, agudos y brillantes del gran estadista. Esta obra constituye una celebración del humor y la humanidad de un hombre imponente.
«Creo que soy el único hombre en el mundo que ha recibido desnudo al representante de una nación.»
«—Winston, estás borracho, y lo que es más, estás asquerosamente borracho.
—Bessie, querida, tú eres fea, y lo que es más, eres asquerosamente fea. Pero mañana yo estaré sobrio y tú seguirás siendo asquerosamente fea.»
«Mi querido jovencito, el pensamiento es el proceso más peligroso que conoce el hombre.»
Carismático, erudito y con frecuencia controvertido, Winston Churchill ha sido uno de los líderes más importantes del siglo xx, y uno de los más ingeniosos. Su famoso sentido del humor y sus burlas han supuesto que muchas de sus bromas y réplicas sean casi tan conocidas como sus célebres discursos de guerra. Richard M. Langworth incorpora en este volumen tanto las ocurrencias más famosas como observaciones y comentarios poco conocidos. Siendo el único libro de estas características editado con la plena colaboración de los herederos de sir Winston Churchill, El ingenio de Churchill recoge los momentos más elocuentes, agudos y brillantes del gran estadista. Esta obra constituye una celebración del humor y la humanidad de un hombre imponente.
«Creo que soy el único hombre en el mundo que ha recibido desnudo al representante de una nación.»
«—Winston, estás borracho, y lo que es más, estás asquerosamente borracho.
—Bessie, querida, tú eres fea, y lo que es más, eres asquerosamente fea. Pero mañana yo estaré sobrio y tú seguirás siendo asquerosamente fea.»
«Mi querido jovencito, el pensamiento es el proceso más peligroso que conoce el hombre.»
278 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 2009
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Winston S. Churchill
1,401 books2,494 followersSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, politician and writer, as prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955 led Great Britain, published several works, including
The Second World War
from 1948 to 1953, and then won the Nobel Prize for literature.
William Maxwell Aitken, first baron Beaverbrook, held many cabinet positions during the 1940s as a confidant of Churchill.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can), served the United Kingdom again. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill also served as an officer in the Army. This prolific author "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."
Out of respect for Winston_Churchill, the well-known American author, Winston S. Churchill offered to use his middle initial as an author.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston...
William Maxwell Aitken, first baron Beaverbrook, held many cabinet positions during the 1940s as a confidant of Churchill.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can), served the United Kingdom again. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill also served as an officer in the Army. This prolific author "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."
Out of respect for Winston_Churchill, the well-known American author, Winston S. Churchill offered to use his middle initial as an author.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston...
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August 20, 2012
Winston Churchill was an amazing orator and communicator. This is a so-so book. Some amazing quotes, stories and passages but there is no intermediary efforts to try to make this an entertaining, easy read.
October 27, 2018
Not side-splitting wit, just stiff upper lip English.
July 31, 2023
One of my favorite historical characters. The book is a collection of his wit and storytelling. He was a Conservative, but disliked the extremes on both sides. A man who truly met the moment, when his country needed him. But this book doesn’t focus on his historical record. Simply his quick witted responses. Most of them occurred during the war, but they got better with his age and he had a whole library of responses for the Socialists who ran GB after the war.
Some of my favorites not necessarily politically focused.
David Lloyd George asks Winston for a penny so that he may phone a friend. Winston replies, here’s a sixpence, you can call all your friends.
Lady Astor says if I were married to you, Winston, I would poison your tea. Winston’s reply. If I were married to you, I would drink it.
These are just a few among thousands.
Some of my favorites not necessarily politically focused.
David Lloyd George asks Winston for a penny so that he may phone a friend. Winston replies, here’s a sixpence, you can call all your friends.
Lady Astor says if I were married to you, Winston, I would poison your tea. Winston’s reply. If I were married to you, I would drink it.
These are just a few among thousands.
August 16, 2019
WSC, being a man of unmatchable English oratory skills, has been ascribed several times in history in regard to his witty remarks in the House of Commons and outside of it.
I enjoyed the book thoroughly. One would contemplate and agree with his remarks when one reads the quotes mentioned in this book.
P.S. Watching The Crown and The Darkest Hour led me to finding this book.
I enjoyed the book thoroughly. One would contemplate and agree with his remarks when one reads the quotes mentioned in this book.
P.S. Watching The Crown and The Darkest Hour led me to finding this book.
April 17, 2022
I’ve always been interested in the personality of Winston S. Churchill, so I’ve decided to read the book “Churchill’s Wit: The Definitive Collection” /edited by Richard M. Langworth/.
The book is a collection of short confirmed quotes by W. Churchill on various topics: from statements about countries and individuals to opinions about literature and religion, some personal moments.
This work is undoubted of interest, but perhaps, since I haven’t been familiar with a detailed biography of Churchill yet, my isolation from the context affected me, so I couldn’t always fully appreciate the wit of some quotes and remarks.
Reasonably, this collection should be considered a valuable reference material on W. Churchill, without any specific entertainment components.
The book is a collection of short confirmed quotes by W. Churchill on various topics: from statements about countries and individuals to opinions about literature and religion, some personal moments.
This work is undoubted of interest, but perhaps, since I haven’t been familiar with a detailed biography of Churchill yet, my isolation from the context affected me, so I couldn’t always fully appreciate the wit of some quotes and remarks.
Reasonably, this collection should be considered a valuable reference material on W. Churchill, without any specific entertainment components.
August 5, 2025
Este señor tenía un humor muy especial: "No pienso demasiado en Dios. Él no ha puesto mucho de su parte".
March 12, 2013
A must read for lovers of wit and the English language used at its very best.
Period.
Period.
September 28, 2014
Gives a great feel for the man with little investment in time and energy.
November 20, 2020
Excellent, lots of good illustrative material
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