General Douglas MacArthur
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
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The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
Do you think that there is a word that contains all of the vowels? Unquestionably.
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go, the sooner the better.
If you worry about yesterday's failures, then today's successes will be few.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
I'm the ghost with the most, babe.
Live life to the fullest.
Oh, yeah, woody ! I've known that guy my whole life: Two days.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
So many fail because they don't get started -- they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
No one is so poor as an ignorant person.
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled , through sickness we recognize the value of health, through evil, the value of good, through hunger, the value of food, through exertion, the value of rest.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
If you wanna call me that, smile.
All of the subjects that I've chosen have had to do with isolation. ... The whole idea of [people] gathering ... doesn't really appeal to me.
The dingo took my baby !
To infinity and beyond !
Think and grow rich.
If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Where there is love there is life.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
In the space age the most important space is between the ears.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
Came but for friendship, and took away love.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
The mark of a true doctor is usually illegible.
An Indian's dress of deer skins, which is wet a hundred times upon his back, dries soft; and his lodge also, which stands in the rains, and even through the severity of winter, is taken down as soft and as clean as when it was first put up.
Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding.
In imagination, there's no limitation.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Where's the rest of me ?
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.
The best way out is always through.
Don't water your weeds.
Bring out the gimp.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference.
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Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
Think of me as a sex symbol for men who don't give a damn.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that !
Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
Ask yourself : 'Do I feel the need to laminate ? ' Then teaching is for you.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
The harder you fall the higher you bounce.
Do or do not, there is no try.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person.
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
Beware what you set your heart upon, for it surely shall be yours.
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.
You see, it's never the environment ; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. quotes
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world.
Michael, we're bigger than U.S. Steel.