In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
Comment (c. 1940s)
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Quoted by Lord Normanbrook in John Wheeler-Bennett, ed., Action This Day: Working with Churchill, p. 28 (1968).
Frequently paraphrased as:
- "Eating my words has never given me indigestion."
- "I have never developed indigestion from eating my words."
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Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-09-05), “Time for a Change –?” Colorado Volunteers for Stevenson Dinner, Denver, Colorado
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