Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb… he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURI see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can’t get away this time!
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.
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I came through and I shall return.
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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
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The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point?but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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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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One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
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For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.
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He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
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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.
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I’ve looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR