Churchill said much about suc­cess in life and pol­i­tics, but he is fre­quent­ly mis­quot­ed. But gen­uine expres­sions also exist. Here are some of the things that he actu­al­ly said, con­firmed in Churchill By Him­self –in chrono­log­i­cal order, with cita­tions. (1: “You must put your head into the lion’s mouth if the per­for­mance is to be a success.”)