Never, never, never panic?

August 29, 2007 5:11 AM

Looking for a quote, possibly from Winston Churchill, along the lines of "Don't panic, live life as you have been, etc. etc." May have been in reference to severe bombing in London during WWII (if it was indeed Churchill).
posted by Brittanie to Grab Bag (9 answers total)

Best answer: "Keep Calm and Carry On" ?
posted by enfa at 5:28 AM on August 29, 2007

Never, Never,Never, Give Up?
posted by blue_beetle at 5:41 AM on August 29, 2007

Response by poster: Thanks enfa. Believe it not, Googling "winston churchill calm quote" did not bring that up.
posted by Brittanie at 5:43 AM on August 29, 2007

"This is the lesson: 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."
posted by game warden to the events rhino at 5:43 AM on August 29, 2007 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Ahh, I see it wasn't exactly a Churchill quote but more like a government motto.
posted by Brittanie at 5:44 AM on August 29, 2007

(To clarify, Keep Calm and Carry On isn't from a Churchill speech. It is great advice for life, though...)
posted by game warden to the events rhino at 5:45 AM on August 29, 2007

Game warden is correct -- here's a good history of those posters.
posted by beagle at 5:51 AM on August 29, 2007

You can purchase a copy of the poster at Barter Books.
posted by mjp at 6:33 AM on August 29, 2007

And indeed buy the t-shirt . (I have one. It is the single most spectacularly awesome t-shirt in my collection of spectacularly awesome t-shirts.)
posted by Jofus at 6:58 AM on August 29, 2007 [1 favorite]