The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUREven the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. The destructiveness of the war potential, through progressive advances in scientific discovery, has in fact now reached a point which revises the traditional concepts of war.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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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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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.
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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. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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I realize that advice is worth what it costs–that is, nothing.
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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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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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I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual suicide.
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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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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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