Clementine, Sir Winston's wife, was talking to a street sweeper for a while. "What did you talk about for so long?" asked Sir Winston. She smiled, "Many years ago he was madly in love with me." Churchill smiled ironically, "So you could have been the wife of a street sweeper today. " ′′Oh no, my love ", Clementine replied, "If I had married him, he would have been the prime minister today.