- Woody Allen -
This Nobel Prize-winning, twice-elected Prime Minster of the United Kingdom wasn't always as well regarded as he is today. Churchill struggled in school and failed the sixth grade. He faced many years of political failures, defeated in every election for public office until he finally became the Prime Minister at the ripe old age of 62.
He is particularly remembered for his indomitable spirit while leading Great Britain to victory in World War II. Churchill fought with the British Army in India and Sudan, and as a journalist was captured in South Africa. His stirring speeches, bulldog tenacity and refusal to make peace with Adolf Hitler made him the popular choice to lead England through World War II.
His homeland was in the greatest depths of despair when Churchill stirred the spirits with his Never Give In speech in 1941. In part, he said, "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
Ironically, Churchill lost the prime ministership two months after Germany's surrender, when the opposition Labor Party took majority control of Parliament.
In 1953, Churchill won the aforementioned Nobel Peace Prize for literature and was also knighted that year. It seems he took his own words to heart and never gave in.
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