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 MACARTHUROnly those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny.
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Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber.
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
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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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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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Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.
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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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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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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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Preparedness is the key to success and victory.
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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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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