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Douglas MacArthur135 quotes“On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.”
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur To master ourselves before we attempt to master others; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; and to give the predominance of courage over timidity.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur Whatever your years, there is in every being’s heart the love of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for what next, and the joy and the game of life.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn’t send me enough of them.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. The issues are global and so interlocked that to consider the problems of one sector, oblivious to those of another, is but to court disaster for the whole.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur 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.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.
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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
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With each daydream she weaved her pastel heart into the sky.
Marie-Kristin HofmannMarie-Kristin Hofmann There are people who have let the problems of today lead them to conclude that for them life is not the way.
Stevie WonderStevie Wonder It took a lot of time and constant feedback to realize what wasn’t working in my life, and it will be an ongoing journey until the day I die.
Lewis HowesLewis Howes He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
John MiltonJohn Milton She loves her lonely moments the silence away from the crowds, when its just her daydreaming.
Marie-Kristin HofmannMarie-Kristin Hofmann Every single day we’re cultivating a spirit!
Inky JohnsonInky Johnson Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”
Tim FerrissTim Ferriss I change during the course of a day. I wake and I’m one person, and when I go to sleep I know for certain I’m somebody else.
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