If you're going through hell, keep going.
One of the most famous prime ministers of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill was not a big guy in real life even though he looked imposing and most people of his time and beyond thought that he was a big dude. This was perhaps because Churchill was kind of overweight -- though again most people don't think of him as that.
About Winston Churchill's real height
Winston Churchill's real height is no mystery -- there is actually ample documentation and evidence available about it.
In the book Winston Churchill Soldier: The military life of a gentleman at war by Douglas S. Russell, Winston Churchill's height is mentioned. Here is exactly what the book says about it:
The young Winston Churchill who arrived at Sandhurst that Friday in September 1893 was eighteen years, nine months old, stood five feet six and seven-tenths inches (5 ft 6.7 or 169.4 cm.) tall, and was of slender build.
Though Winston Churchill's two passports listed his height as 5 ft 9 in. But you don't actually get measured for your passport, do you? And we have no reason to think it was any different back then. Moreover, Winston seems exactly the type of guy who would claim to be a bit taller than he really is.
After taking a careful look at Winston Churchill, we think he must have stopped growing at 19 years of age after all because we don't think he ever looked taller than 5'7" -- though he did look a bit shorter in most of his photos.
Churchill was about an inch taller than Stalin who was sub 5'5½". Hitler was the one who looked close to 5 ft 9 in tall -- though his real height was probably half an inch below that.
The real height of Winston Churchill was
5'6½" or 169 cm
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| Winston Churchill with Benito Mussolini (5'6½") and Adolf Hitler (5'8½") |
Love him or hate him, Winston Churchill was an exceptional man. Here are some of his quotes that prove this.
Winston Churchill's most infamous quote:
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
Winston Churchill on the positive thinker.
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE.
Winston Churchill on taking and giving.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill on attitude.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Winston Churchill on the secret of success.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill on the best argument against democracy.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Winston Churchill on not giving a s**t about what others think of you.
When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place. Do you have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill on changing.
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
Winston Churchill on success.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill on courage.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill on optimist vs pessimist.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill on listening vs watching.
I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.
Winston Churchill on diplomacy.
Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.
Winston Churchill on not giving a s**t overall.
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
Winston Churchill on being liberal and conservative.
If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.
Winston Churchill on the government.
There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.
Winston Churchill on his taste.
My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.
Winston Churchill on history.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Winston Churchill on pigs.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.