Competitive sports keep alive in us a spirit and vitality. Sports teach the strong to know when they are weak and the brave to face themselves when they are afraid; to be proud and unbowed in defeat, and yet humble and gentle in victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURNever ask age of a woman.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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No army has ever done so much with so little.
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Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
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Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I’ve done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?
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