Winston Churchill quote?

Like many Churchill quotes - these are not well documented and may be misattributed.

She was a contemporary of Churchill and no doubt the often exchanged remarks... but without clear documented proof.

Examples of statements that have been attributed to her include:

I married beneath me. All women do.

My vigour, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.

One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.

The only thing I like about rich people is their money.

The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you.

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.

We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know.

By far the most famously reported quotes are taken from alleged exchanges between Lady Astor and Winston Churchill but, like the statements above, these are not well documented and may be misattributed. Examples include an instance in which Churchill is supposed to have told Lady Astor that having a woman in Parliament was like having one intrude on him in the bathroom, to which she retorted, "You’re not handsome enough to have such fears". Lady Astor was also said to have responded to a question from Churchill about what disguise he should wear to a masquerade ball by saying, "Why don't you come sober, Prime Minister?" Possibly the most famous of all such anecdotes reports that Lady Astor said to Churchill, "If you were my husband, I'd poison your tea," to which he responded, "Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!"

Nancy Astor Quotes