I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURMen will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
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They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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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.
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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.
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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
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